The Natural Science of the Human Species An Introduction to Comparative Behavioral Research The 'Russian Manuscipt' (1944 1948) (Paper)

Konrad Lorenz

ISBN 10: 0262621207 / ISBN 13: 9780262621205

Published by Mit Pr, 1997

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reprint edition. 381 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Natural Science of the Human Species An Introduction to Comparative Behavioral Research The 'Russian Manuscipt' (1944 1948) (Paper)
• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262621207
• ISBN 13: 9780262621205
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

This translation contains a synopsis of all the ideas that made Lorenz famous as the founder of ethology, the study of comparative animal behavior.

About the Author

Konrad Lorenz was appointed Professor of Psychology in Königsberg in 1940. After the war, he set up and directed the Max Planck Institutes for Marine Biology and Behavioral Physiology. In 1973 he won the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine and that year founded the Konrad Lorenz Institute. Lorenz is popularly known for his development, with Oscar Heinroth, of the concept of imprinting, as well as for the controversial views stated in his book, On Aggression.