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releaser

releaser

n. in ethology, a stimulus that, when presented under the proper conditions, initiates a fixed action pattern (see also modal action pattern). For example, a red belly on a male stickleback fish elicits aggressive behavior from other male sticklebacks but is attractive to gravid female sticklebacks. Also called sign stimulus. See also innate releasing mechanism; vacuum activity.

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