ethology
121Orientation bibliographique sur l'histoire de la zoologie et de la botanique — Bibliographie sur l histoire de la zoologie et de la botanique Sommaire 1 Ouvrages généraux 1.1 Histoire de l environnement 1.2 Biologie 1.3 Histoire naturelle …
122Acicalado social — Macaco japonés desparasitando a un compañero. En los animales gregarios el acicalamiento social es una actividad en la que un individuo limpia, desparasita o cuida de cualquier otra forma el cuerpo o la apariencia de otro individuo de su grupo.… …
123Tinbergen, Nikolaas — born April 15, 1907, The Hague, Neth. died Dec. 21, 1988, Oxford, Eng. Dutch born British zoologist, a founder (with Konrad Lorenz) of the science of ethology. Brother of Jan Tinbergen, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Leiden and… …
124Griffin, Donald Redfield — ▪ 2004 American biophysicist and animal behaviourist (b. Aug. 3, 1915, Southampton, N.Y. d. Nov. 7, 2003, Lexington, Mass.), founded the field of cognitive ethology with his controversial claim that animals might possess the ability to… …
125animal behaviour — Introduction any activity of an intact organism. A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume… …
126Character — • A consideration of the term as it is used in psychology and ethics Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Character Character † …
127ethologist — A specialist in ethology. * * * ethol·o·gist ē thäl ə jəst n a specialist in ethology * * * ethol·o·gist (e tholґə jist) a specialist in ethology …
128Courtship display — Crested Tern, Thalasseus bergii (Syn. Sterna bergii), courtship display. Courtship display is a special, sometimes ritualised, set of behaviours which some animals perform as part of courtship. Courtship behaviours can include special calls,… …
