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ethology
ethology The study of the biology of
animal behaviour. Central to the ethologist's approach is the principle that animal behaviour (like physical characteristics) is subject to evolution through natural selection. Ethologists therefore seek to explain how the behaviour of an animal in its natural environment may contribute to the survival of the maximum number of its relatives and offspring. This involves recognizing the stimuli that are important in nature (see
sign stimulus) and how innate predispositions interact with
learning in the development of behaviour (see
instinct). Studies of this sort were pioneered by Konrad
Lorenz and Niko
Tinbergen.
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CLASSIC ETHOLOGY REAPPRAISED
Magazine article from: Behavior and Philosophy; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...analyze the theoretical tenets of early ethology and the criticisms leveled against it from comparative psychology. Early ethology had a clear research object, the...was lost during the redefinition of ethology that took place after the second...
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Between the Clinic and the Laboratory: Ethology and Pharmacology in the Work of Michael Robin Alexander Chance, c. 1946-1964
Magazine article from: Medical History; 10/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; Whilst ethology has garnered the attention of historians of science, particularly...behavioural sciences, historians of medicine have yet to explore ethology's medical significance. Ethology, "the biological study of behaviour", is historically...
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Ethology and Human Development. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: British Journal of Psychology; 8/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...there is a tradition, almost as old as ethology itself, of writing on human behaviour...worlds of animals. This book concerns ethology and developmental psychology. That the...overview of the historical development of ethology, defined simply as the naturalistic...
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The Formation of Character: Mill's "Ethology" Reconsidered(*).(John Stuart Mill)(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Polity; 9/22/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...and justification for what he calls "Ethology, or the science of character-formation...attempted to develop this new science of Ethology. Mill's younger contemporary and associate...sketched in the Logic, and there called `ethology.' With parental fondness, he cherished...
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Research on ethology discussed by scientists at Utah State University.
Newspaper article from: Science Letter; 11/18/2008; 700+ words
; ...recent research published in the journal Ethology, "To obtain accurate estimates of activity...colleagues, Utah State University (see also Ethology). The researchers concluded: "The...and colleagues published their study in Ethology (Planning and assessment of activity...
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New ethology research from University of Oxford discussed.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Science Letter; 5/26/2009; 700+ words
; ...recent research published in the journal Ethology, "In the concerted effort to discover...colleagues, University of Oxford (see also Ethology). The researchers concluded: "Our...and colleagues published their study in Ethology (Sensory System Affects Orientational...
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New ethology study results from University of Oxford described.
Newspaper article from: Science Letter; 5/26/2009; 700+ words
; ...recent research published in the journal Ethology, "We tested the response of wild American...colleagues, University of Oxford (see also Ethology). The researchers concluded: "We...and colleagues published their study in Ethology (The Smell of New Competitors: The...
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New ethology data have been reported by scientists at University of Bielefeld.
Newspaper article from: Science Letter; 2/24/2009; 700+ words
; ...recent research published in the journal Ethology, "In an influential review, acoustic...University of Bielefeld (see also Ethology). The researchers concluded: "Moreover...and colleagues published their study in Ethology (Variation of Acoustic Courtship Signals...
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Report summarizes ethology study findings from University of Bern.
Newspaper article from: Science Letter; 2/24/2009; 700+ words
; ...recent research published in the journal Ethology, "Citation bias in scientific literature...colleagues, University of Bern (see also Ethology). The researchers concluded: "I discuss...and colleagues published their study in Ethology (Biased Citation Practice and Taxonomic...
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New ethology study findings reported from Campinas State University.
Newspaper article from: Science Letter; 12/2/2008; 700+ words
; ...recent research published in the journal Ethology, "The males of numerous butterfly species...Campinas State University (see also Ethology). The researchers concluded: "However...and colleagues published their study in Ethology (Body Mass and not Wing Length Predicts...
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Ethology
Book article from: Animal Sciences
Ethology The study of behavior is divided into...learned behavior and innate behavior. Ethology is the study of innate, or instinctive...measure the natural activities of animals. Ethology had its origins in a middle ground between...
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ethology
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology
ethology Pioneered by Konrad Lorenz and Nikolaas Tinbergen, ethology applies evolutionary theory to early animal and childhood...of little relevance in understanding human society. Ethology became immensely popular during the 1960s in popular...
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Ethology and Psychoanalysis
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
ETHOLOGY AND PSYCHOANALYSIS Ethology is a biology of behavior. It has developed a nomenclature for...the species and the biological development of the individual. Ethology has established itself as an observational method in some of the...
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Hinde, Robert Aubrey
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
...played an important role in integrating ethology with other fields. Robert Aubrey Hinde...played an important role in integrating ethology (the scientific study of typical behavior...Hinde's interest in how psychology and ethology are related lead him to write Animal...
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Behavior
Book article from: Science of Everyday Things
...whereas a human or a giraffe must learn how to walk. Ethology Ethology is the study of animal behavior, including its mechanisms...chances of species survival. The true foundations of ethology, however, lie in the work of two men during the...
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