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Tinbergen, Nikolaas
Born Apr. 15, 1907, in The Hague. Dutch zoologist and ethologist. Together with K. Lorenz, Tinbergen formulated the theory of instinctive behavior and its development in ontogeny and phytogeny. He began working at Oxford University in 1949, and became a professor there in 1966. Tinbergen, a Nobel Prize winner (1973), authored the first textbook on ethology. WORKSThe Study of Instinct, 2nd ed. Oxford, 1958.Functional Ethology and the Human Sciences. London, 1973. In Russian translation: Povedenie zhivotnykh. Moscow, 1960. Osy, ptitsy, liudi. Moscow, 1970. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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