MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Predatory Behavior
Tree Number(s): F01.145.113.111.600; F01.145.113.252.520
Unique ID: D011235
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011235
Annotation: animal only
Scope Note: Instinctual behavior pattern in which food is obtained by killing and consuming other species.
Entry Term(s): Predation
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2021/05/12

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Predatory Behavior MeSH Descriptor Data 2025