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Instinct MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Instinct
Tree Number(s)
F01.658.642
Unique ID
D007323
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007323
Annotation
human & animal
Scope Note
Stereotyped patterns of response, characteristic of a given species, that have been phylogenetically adapted to a specific type of situation.
Entry Term(s)
Fixed Action Pattern
Innate Behavior
See Also
Libido
Public MeSH Note
FIXED ACTION PATTERN was see under BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL 1968-78
Online Note
to search FIXED ACTION PATTERN use INSTINCT 1975-78 & BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL 1968-74; use INSTINCT to search INNATE BEHAVIOR 1968-78
History Note
FIXED ACTION PATTERN was see under BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL 1968-78; INNATE BEHAVIOR was see under INSTINCT 1968-78
Date Established
1960/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1995/05/18

No Qualifiers
Instinct Preferred
Fixed Action Pattern Narrower
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