Tinbergen was one of the founding fathers of ethology and received the Nobel Prize for Biology and Medicine in 1973. This book looks at Tinbergen's influence on the science of animal behaviour, via his books, films and lectures. Discussed are the historical roots of Tinbergen's fascination for the natural world and the way in which his ideas influenced biologists to ask the right productive questions.
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Richard Dawkins' introduction is engaging, warm, and personal. It sets the tone for the other chapters. Each one of these chapters is a special view, fittingly representing the unique contributions of each of the authors. This book made me sorry that I never knew Niko Tinbergen - American Zoological
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In the Netherlands, between 1930 and 1940, ethology grew from what was originally seen as a pleasant and harmless hobby, to a new biological discipline, recognized by the academic world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
parasitic memes, araneid spiders, curious naturalists, behavioural ecologists, agonistic displays, agonistic behaviour, helping behaviour, teaching films, displacement activities, courtship behaviour, behavioural ecology, animal behaviour, predatory behaviour, genetic fitness Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Niko Tinbergen, New York, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Academic Press, Blurton Jones, Journal of Animal Ecology, Papua New Guinea, Princeton University Press, Scientific American, The American Naturalist, Harvard University Press, Hugh Falkus, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Chicago University Press, Clarendon Press, Eibl Eibesfeldt, New World, Stanford University Press, Study of Behavior, The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, The Tinhergen, Zoological Laboratory New!
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In the Netherlands, between 1930 and 1940, ethology grew from what was originally seen as a pleasant and harmless hobby, to a new biological discipline, recognized by the academic world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
parasitic memes, araneid spiders, curious naturalists, behavioural ecologists, agonistic displays, agonistic behaviour, helping behaviour, teaching films, displacement activities, courtship behaviour, behavioural ecology, animal behaviour, predatory behaviour, genetic fitness Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Niko Tinbergen, New York, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Academic Press, Blurton Jones, Journal of Animal Ecology, Papua New Guinea, Princeton University Press, Scientific American, The American Naturalist, Harvard University Press, Hugh Falkus, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Chicago University Press, Clarendon Press, Eibl Eibesfeldt, New World, Stanford University Press, Study of Behavior, The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, The Tinhergen, Zoological Laboratory New!
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- Animal Behaviour: A Synthesis of Ethology and Comparative Psychology by Robert A. Hinde on page 49, page 57, and page 58
- Blind Watchmaker (Penguin Science) by Richard Dawkins on page 101, and page 124
- Animal Behaviour: Psychobiology, Ethology and Evolution (3rd Edition) by David McFarland on page 49, and page 58
- Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 32 by Peter J.B. Slater on page 99, and page 124
- The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author by Richard Dawkins on page 72
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- Dawkins' GOD: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life by Alister E. McGrath in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Seven Pioneers of Psychology: Behaviour and Mind by R. Fuller on page 102, and page 103
- Seven Pioneers of Psychology: Behaviour and Mind by R. Fuller on page 102, and page 103
- Serious Play: How the World's Best Companies Simulate to Innovate by Michael Schrage in Back Matter
- Handbook of Ethological Methods by Philip N. Lehner in Back Matter
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