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behavioral specialization
behavioral specialization Behavioral specialization is the tendency for different members of a group to show distinct, regular behavior patterns, such as some honey bee foragers consistently searching for new food sources while others mainly return to known ones.
Behavioral specialization is the tendency for different members of a group to show distinct, regular behavior patterns, such as some honey bee foragers consistently searching for new food sources while others mainly return to known ones. In this source, it is described as arising from shifts in brain modulatory systems that increase the likelihood or frequency of a particular behavior.