agonistic

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Coalition formation may be one of several behaviors a small male uses to attain and maintain dominance, as he might have difficulty intimidating other males with agonistic or aggressive tactics.

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  1. adjective Striving to overcome in argument; combative.
  2. adjective Struggling to achieve effect; strained and contrived.
  3. adjective Of or relating to contests, originally those of the ancient Greeks.

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  • With this goal in mind, the Digital Signage Experts Group and the Digital Signage Certified Expert (DSCE) certification program provides that impartial and agonistic approach to fundamentals. —  CE Pro Recently Filed
  • Crustaceans have frequently been used to study the neuroethology of both agonistic behavior and circadian rhythms, but whether their highly stereotyped and quantifiable agonistic activity is controlled by circadian pacemakers has, so far, not been investigated. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
  • Isogenetic females of parthenogenetic marbled crayfish displayed all behavioral elements known from agonistic interactions of previously studied decapod species including the formation of hierarchies. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
  • Groups of marbled crafish displayed high frequencies of agonistic encounters during the 1st hour of their cohabitation, but with the formation of hierarchies agonistic activities were subsequently reduced to low levels. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
  • Group agonistic activity was entrained to periods of exactly 24 h under LD12: 12, and peaks of agonistic activity coincided with light-to-dark and dark-to-light transitions. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
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  1. from Middle Latin agonisticus, from Greek ἀγωνιστικός, from ἀγωνιστής, agonist: see agonist.
 

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