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EBOOK Niko's Nature:The Life of Niko Tinbergen and his Science of Animal Behaviour
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780191622472
EAN: 77CCEBE9EB
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Stron: 406
Data wydania: 2003
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A charismatic naturalist, bird-watcher, teacher, artist, photographer, film-maker,        and winner of the Nobel Prize, Niko Tinbergen was a prominent and influential        scientist. Jointly with Konrad Lorenz, he laid the foundation for a new science, the        biological study of animal behaviour. 'Ethology', and his talent for devising        behaviour-testing experiments, provided an outlet for Niko's enthusiasm for gulls        and sticklebacks, snow-buntings and foxes, wasps and falcons, and even children.This        first full-length biography of Niko Tinbergen, lavishly illustrated with many of        Niko's own drawings, describes his background in Holland, a naturalists' paradise,        and the beginnings of his investigations into the behaviour of birds, fish, and        insects. Hans Kruuk also explores is Niko's relationship with his colleague and        co-Nobelist Konrad Lorenz. These were two men full of contrasts: Niko a charming,        self-effacing field man and experimenter; Konrad a flamboyant and egocentric        German,always full of new ideas. Niko's Nature goes on to follow Niko's progress in        Oxford after the Second World War, where he became the world authority on the        behaviour of animals in the wild: his inspiring book The Study of Instinct remains        an all-time classic.As a scientist Niko will always be known for the four        fundamentally different ways in which he asked the question 'why does an animal do        this?' These questions, about physiology, development, evolution, and function,        became known as 'Tinbergen's four whys'. But Niko's successes came at a price -        severe and devastating depressions that were to plague him throughout his career.In        this fascinating and engaging story, Niko's long-time friend and student Hans Kruuk        argues that his impact as a scientist and naturalist was in large part due to his        skills as a communicator, photographer, and film-maker. Niko's Nature is an intimate        and insightful portrait of an extraordinary figure.

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