fixed action pattern

noun Ethology.

a highly stereotyped pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a particular species.

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Origin of fixed action pattern

said to be a translation of German Erbkoordination, term used by Konrad Lorenz

Words nearby fixed action pattern

fixation point, fixative, fixator, fixator muscle, fixed, fixed action pattern, fixed asset, fixed assets, fixed bridge, fixed capital, fixed charge
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