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Assessment of the impact of the famous ethologist's work.
Contents
Early ethology - growing from Dutch roots, G.P.Baerends; studying behavioural adaptations, N.B.Davies; from animals to humans, R.A.Hinde; war and peace revisited - the causal structure of aggression, F.Huntingford; animal communication - ideas derived from Tinbergen's activities, J.R.Krebs; the nature of culture, J.D.Delius; Nikko Tinbergen, comparative studies and evolution, M.H.Robinson; the Tinbergen legacy in photography and film, L.Schaffer. Afterword, A.Manning.
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Edited By: MS Dawkins, TR Halliday and R Dawkins
160 pages, 28 illus
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