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In the previous chapters the endogenous, spontaneous components of behavior were especially emphasized so that the differences between reflexes and innate behavior patterns would become very clear. This emphasis in presentation should not obscure the fact that innate behavior patterns are influenced in various ways by external stimuli and that, in contrast to reflexes, they are triggered, with the exception of vacuum activities, in a very different manner. Besides releasing behavior patterns, external stimuli can also influence the direction of a movement (orienting stimuli) or affect an animal’s continued readiness to act (motivating stimuli).
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Immelmann, K. (1980). External Stimuli. In: Introduction to Ethology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1054-9_3
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