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Fixed action pattern

In the study of animal behavior, a fixed action pattern is an instinctive behavioral sequence that is highly stereotyped and species-characteristic. Fixed action patterns are said to be produced by the innate releasing mechanism, a "hard-wired" neural network, in response to a sign/key stimulus or releaser. Once released, a fixed action pattern runs to…

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Fixed action pattern

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related to Characteristics · 11
Fixed action pattern → Complex, Fixed, Independent, Once, Released, Species-characteristic, Stereotyped, There, They, This, Triggered
related to Greylag goose egg-retrieval behavior · 10
Fixed action pattern → Another, Finally, First, If, It, Konrad Lorenz, Like, Next, Niko Tinbergen, The
related to Sign stimulus · 8
Fixed action pattern → Experimenters, FAP, Fixed, Scientists, Several, Sign, The, These
related to Male stickleback mating behavior · 7
Fixed action pattern → During, He, Niko Tinbergen, One, They, Tinbergen, Tinbergen's
related to Evolutionary disadvantages · 5
Fixed action pattern → Fixed, North American, Parents, Replicating, Some
related to Displacement behavior · 3
Fixed action pattern → Displacement, Fixed, This
related to Vacuum activity · 3
Fixed action pattern → After, Male, Vacuum
is a · 2
Fixed action pattern → egg-retrieval behavior of the greylag goose, instinctive behavioral sequence that is highly stereotyped and species-characteristic
related to Evolutionary advantages · 2
Fixed action pattern → For, Most
related to Exceptions · 2
Fixed action pattern → There, These

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Fixed action patternis ainstinctive behavioral sequence that is highly stereotyped and species-characteristic0.90text
Fixed action patternis aegg-retrieval behavior of the greylag goose0.90text
the size of the egg result in an increased ability to trigger a FAPinstance ofgave insight into the process of natural selection and how it may be that some stimulus features0.80text
beer cansinstance ofThis was put to the test by using objects0.80text
baseballsinstance ofThis was put to the test by using objects0.80text
Fixed action patternrelated to CharacteristicsThere0.60section
Fixed action patternrelated to CharacteristicsFixed0.60section
Fixed action patternrelated to CharacteristicsStereotyped0.60section
Fixed action patternrelated to CharacteristicsComplex0.60section
Fixed action patternrelated to CharacteristicsThey0.60section
Fixed action patternrelated to CharacteristicsSpecies-characteristic0.60section
Fixed action patternrelated to CharacteristicsReleased0.60section

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