Abstract

MONTOYA, Bibiana  and  GUTIERREZ, Germán. Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907-1988): sus contribuciones al estudio del comportamiento. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2007, vol.6, n.3, pp. 727-730. ISSN 1657-9267.

Nikolaas Tinbergen was one of the most important naturalists of the Twentieth Century. He was one of the founders of Ethology, and a pioneer researcher on the study of animal behavior. A review of his academic life and contributions is presented. Tinbergen proposed a taxonomy of ontogenetic and phylogenetic levels of explanation, provided empirical evidence for multiple ethological concepts, and developed the idea of using comparative methods in behavior to study evolution.

Keywords : Tinbergen; ethology; animal behavior.

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