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   Fixed action pattern
   In ethology, a fixed action pattern (FAP), or modal action pattern, is an instinctive behavioral sequence that is indivisible and runs to completion. Fixed action patterns are invariant and are produced by a neural network known as the innate releasing mechanism in response to an external sensory s...
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   fixed-action pattern
   (from the article `animal behaviour`) A behaviour that is independent of environmental stimuli for its form is known as a fixed action pattern (FAP). An environmental stimulus may, ... Detailed implementation of various subordinate activities may depend upon the details of environmental feedback, as...
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