The Study of Instinct
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The Study of Instinct is a landmark 1951 book by ethologist Niko Tinbergen that systematically analyzes animal instinctive behavior and helped establish the foundations of modern ethology.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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scientific monograph ⓘ |
| academicAudience |
behavioral scientists
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biologists ⓘ psychologists ⓘ zoologists ⓘ |
| author | Niko Tinbergen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBySource | landmark work in ethology ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
behavioral biology
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biology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| genre |
animal behavior
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ethology ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAcademicDiscipline |
ethology
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zoology ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
shaped conceptual framework of instinct in biology
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standard reference in ethology education ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedDiscipline |
animal cognition studies
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behavioral ecology ⓘ comparative psychology ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedPerson |
Karl von Frisch
NERFINISHED
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Konrad Lorenz NERFINISHED ⓘ subsequent generations of ethologists ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
causation of behavior
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evolution of behavior ⓘ fixed action pattern ⓘ function of behavior ⓘ hierarchical organization of behavior ⓘ innate behavior ⓘ interaction of innate and learned behavior ⓘ motivation in animal behavior ⓘ ontogeny of behavior ⓘ releaser (sign stimulus) ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern ethology
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study of animal behavior ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
animal behavior
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ethology ⓘ instinct ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping establish foundations of modern ethology
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systematic analysis of instinctive behavior ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | mid-20th century ethology ⓘ |
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