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sign stimulus
(English) The cue (visual, olfactory) which starts an innate behavior pattern, e.g. courting behavior in a male stickleback is instigated by the sign stimulus of a silver colored female (or model) with a swollen abdomen. Also called a releaser. (See also: releaser)

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