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Descriptor English: Animal Migration
Descriptor Spanish: Migración Animal
Descriptor migración animal
Scope note: Desplazamientos periódicos de animales en respuesta a modificaciones estacionales o al instinto reproductivo. Al menos en algunos animales, el desencadenante son determinados cambios hormonales. La mayoría de las migraciones se producen por razón de cambios climáticos, alimentación o procreación.
Descriptor Portuguese: Migração Animal
Descriptor French: Migration animale
Entry term(s): Animal Migrations
Migration, Animal
Migrations, Animal
Tree number(s): F01.145.113.069.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D025041
Scope note: Periodic movements of animals in response to seasonal changes or reproductive instinct. Hormonal changes are the trigger in at least some animals. Most migrations are made for reasons of climatic change, feeding, or breeding.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
DE drug effects
ES ethics
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Behavior, Animal (1966-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
Related: Homing Behavior MeSH
DeCS ID: 36309
Unique ID: D025041
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Animal Migration - Preferred
Concept UI M0373250
Scope note Periodic movements of animals in response to seasonal changes or reproductive instinct. Hormonal changes are the trigger in at least some animals. Most migrations are made for reasons of climatic change, feeding, or breeding.
Preferred term Animal Migration
Entry term(s) Animal Migrations
Migration, Animal
Migrations, Animal



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