Instinct
"Instinct" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Stereotyped patterns of response, characteristic of a given species, that have been phylogenetically adapted to a specific type of situation.
| Descriptor ID |
D007323
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.658.642
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| Concept/Terms |
Instinct- Instinct
- Instincts
- Innate Behavior
- Behavior, Innate
- Behaviors, Innate
- Innate Behaviors
Fixed Action Pattern- Fixed Action Pattern
- Fixed Action Patterns
- Pattern, Fixed Action
- Patterns, Fixed Action
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