neophobia

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Only a few determinants, such as economic factors and food security, the content of media nutritional messages, and the issue of flavours, neophobia and food preferences, have undergone some examination by Canadian researchers.

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  1. Fear of novelty; abhorrence of what is new or unaccustomed; dislike of innovation. In the student, curiosity takes the place of neophobia. Pop. Sci. Mo., XXIX. 782.

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  • Let me guess. they're incapable of change and are suffering from all the symptoms of neophobia. they they're just afraid of anything new. —  First Read
  • Only a few determinants, such as economic factors and food security, the content of media nutritional messages, and the issue of flavours, neophobia and food preferences, have undergone some examination by Canadian researchers. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • It's a reaction that is referred to as food neophobia. —  University of Toronto -- News@UofT
  • It has been argued that this neophobia is adaptive and at one time served a protective function in a potentially hostile food environment. —  University of Toronto -- News@UofT
  • This article is an extensive survey of U.S. beekeepers across the continent, serving as a reference for comparison with future losses as well as providing guidance to future hypothesis-driven research on the causes of colony mortality. bartomeus bees beetles beh behavior birds birdsbe brain_size bumb bumblebees choice climate_change clutch comparative_analysis cooperative_breeding decline development ecosystem_services evolution fish food_web foraging fragmentation gec genetics hervibory insects invasion invasive_plants learning life-history mating_system metabolism methods micorrizes migration myna neophobia nest networks nobel_food parasit parasites parasitoids pathway phylogeny plant_animal_interactions pollen pollination removal song statistics temperament traits video voc wiki CiteULike organises scholarly (or academic) papers or literature and provides bibliographic (which means it makes bibliographies) for universities and higher education establishments. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
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  1. = Spanish neofobía = Portuguese neophobia, from Greek νέος, new, + - φοβία, from φέβεσθαι, fear.
 

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