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play signal: a standalone construct

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play signal1 CONSTRUCTPlay signalBEKOFF · ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

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Animal behavior

a behavior such as the canid play bow that marks following actions as play, so that biting or chasing is not taken as real aggression.

In animal behavior, play signal refers to a behavior such as the canid play bow that marks following actions as play, so that biting or chasing is not taken as real aggression. This meaning comes from Bekoff (1995) in Behaviour.[1]

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References

  1. Bekoff, M. (1995). Play Signals as Punctuation: the Structure of Social Play in Canids. Behaviour, 132(5-6), 419-429. https://doi.org/10.1163/156853995x00649

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