ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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a crane in captive-breeding program imprinting on its human caregiver
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a male stickleback fish chasing a red-bellied object from its territory
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the claw-waving behavior of a male fiddler crab
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a digger wasp returning to its nest with the aid of landmarks
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Detailed explanation-1: -A well-studied example of a fixed action pattern occurs in ground-nesting water birds, like greylag geese. If a female greylag goose’s egg rolls out of her nest, she will instinctively use her bill to push the egg back into the nest in a series of very stereotyped, predictable, movements.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fixed Action Pattern (FAP) is a sequence of coordinated movements that are performed together as a “unit” without interruption. Each FAP is triggered by a unique stimulus variously known as a sign stimulus, a key stimulus, or a releaser. A praying mantis striking at prey is a typical example.
Detailed explanation-3: -A Fixed Action Pattern, often abbreviated as FAP and known alternatively as Instinctive Movement or Instinct Bewegung, is a predictable series and stereotypical sequences of complex actions triggered by a cue.
Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of fixed action patterns (FAP) in dogs: This behaviour can include wagging their tail, barking, jumping, and fetching.