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Perspectives in Ethology
Bateson, Paul Patrick Gordon; Klopfer, Peter H.
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Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GT; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
One of the attractive features of the great classical ethologists was their readiness to ask different kinds of questions about behavior - and to do so without muddling the answers. Niko Tinbergen, for instance, was interested in the evolution of behavior. But he also had interests in the present-day sur vival value of a behavior pattern and in the mechanisms that control it from moment to moment. Broad as his interests were, he clearly separated out the problems and recognized that questions about the history, function, control, and development of behavior require distinct approaches - even though the answers to ... Read more
One of the attractive features of the great classical ethologists was their readiness to ask different kinds of questions about behavior - and to do so without muddling the answers. Niko Tinbergen, for instance, was interested in the evolution of behavior. But he also had interests in the present-day sur vival value of a behavior pattern and in the mechanisms that control it from moment to moment. Broad as his interests were, he clearly separated out the problems and recognized that questions about the history, function, control, and development of behavior require distinct approaches - even though the answers to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461575771
SKU
V9781461575771
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