orientating response

English

Noun

orientating response (plural orientating responses)

1. (zoology) An animal's response to a stimulus in which the animal moves in a way that allows it to better evaluate the nature of the stimulus. It can then better respond to danger through "fight or flight".

References

• Allaby, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology. pg 327. Oxford University Press. New York. 1992.
• Barrows, Edward M. Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Animal Behavior Desk Reference, Second Edition: A Dictionary of Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution CRC Press. 2001. →ISBN. In Google Books. June 8, 2008
• orientating response: Information and Much More from Answers.com. Online June 8, 2008.