The Tinbergen Legacy

Author : T.R. Halliday,Richard Dawkins
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780585351568

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The Tinbergen Legacy by T.R. Halliday,Richard Dawkins Pdf

RICHARD DAWKINS A conference with the title 'The Tinbergen Legacy' was held in Oxford on 20th March, 1990. Over 120 of Niko Tinbergen's friends, family, colleagues, former students and people who had never met him in person converged at Oxford for what turned out to be a memorable day. To reflect the rather special atmosphere of the conference, we decided to begin this book with Richard Dawkins' opening remarks exactly as he gave them on that day. Welcome to Oxford. For many of you it is welcome back to Oxford. Perhaps even, for some of you, it would be nice to think that it might feel like welcome home to Oxford. And it is a great pleasure to welcome so many friends from the Netherlands. Last week, when everything had been settled except final, last minute arrangements, we heard that Lies Tinbergen had died. Obviously we would not have chosen such a time to have this meeting.

Author : T.R. Halliday,Richard Dawkins
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780585351568

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The Tinbergen Legacy by T.R. Halliday,Richard Dawkins Pdf

RICHARD DAWKINS A conference with the title 'The Tinbergen Legacy' was held in Oxford on 20th March, 1990. Over 120 of Niko Tinbergen's friends, family, colleagues, former students and people who had never met him in person converged at Oxford for what turned out to be a memorable day. To reflect the rather special atmosphere of the conference, we decided to begin this book with Richard Dawkins' opening remarks exactly as he gave them on that day. Welcome to Oxford. For many of you it is welcome back to Oxford. Perhaps even, for some of you, it would be nice to think that it might feel like welcome home to Oxford. And it is a great pleasure to welcome so many friends from the Netherlands. Last week, when everything had been settled except final, last minute arrangements, we heard that Lies Tinbergen had died. Obviously we would not have chosen such a time to have this meeting.

Author : Frank Von Hippel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004170292

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Tinbergen's Legacy in Behaviour by Frank Von Hippel Pdf

This book traces important scientific advances in ethology, evolutionary biology, ecology, ecotoxicology and developmental genetics made possible through the stickleback model via a selection of key papers published in the first 60 years of Behaviour along with commentary and retrospective essays.

Author : Johan J. Bolhuis,Simon Verhulst
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Animal behavior
ISBN : 0511464304

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Tinbergen's Legacy by Johan J. Bolhuis,Simon Verhulst Pdf

Author : Simon Verhulst
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781139474320

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Tinbergen's Legacy by Simon Verhulst Pdf

Nobel laureate Niko Tinbergen laid the foundations for the scientific study of animal behaviour with his work on causation, development, function and evolution. In this book, an international cast of leading animal biologists reflect on the enduring significance of Tinbergen's groundbreaking proposals for modern behavioural biology. It includes a reprint of Tinbergen's original article on the famous 'four whys' and a contemporary introduction, after which each of the four questions are discussed in the light of contemporary evidence. There is also a discussion of the wider significance of recent trends in evolutionary psychology and neuroecology to integrate the 'four whys'. With a foreword by one of Tinbergen's most prominent pupils, Aubrey Manning, this wide-ranging book demonstrates that Tinbergen's views on animal behaviour are crucial for modern behavioural biology. It will appeal to graduate students and researchers in animal behaviour, behavioural ecology and evolutionary biology.

Author : Erwin Dekker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108495998

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Jan Tinbergen (1903–1994) and the Rise of Economic Expertise by Erwin Dekker Pdf

This biography presents the interaction between his socialist ideals, scientific aspirations and work as an economic expert.

Author : Hans Kruuk
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191622472

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Niko's Nature by Hans Kruuk Pdf

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.

Author : Hendrik P. van Dalen,Arjo Klamer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Economics
ISBN : 9055390550

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Blood is Thicker Than Water by Hendrik P. van Dalen,Arjo Klamer Pdf

Author : Richard W. Burkhardt
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 649 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226080901

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Patterns of Behavior by Richard W. Burkhardt Pdf

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Author : Alister E. McGrath
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781118964781

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Dawkins' God by Alister E. McGrath Pdf

A fully updated new edition of a critically acclaimed examination of the theories and writings of Richard Dawkins by a world-renowned expert on the relation of science and religion Includes in-depth analysis of Dawkins’ landmark treatise The God Delusion (2006), as well as coverage of his later popular works The Magic of Reality (2011) and The Greatest Show on Earth (2011),and a new chapter on Dawkins as a popularizer of science Tackles Dawkins’ hostile and controversial views on religion, and examine the religious implications of his scientific ideas including a comprehensive investigation of the ‘selfish gene’ Written in an accessible and engaging style that will appeal to anyone interested in better understanding the interplay between science and religion

Author : Jean-Baptiste Gouyon
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783030199821

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BBC Wildlife Documentaries in the Age of Attenborough by Jean-Baptiste Gouyon Pdf

This book explores the history of wildlife television in post-war Britain. It revolves around the role of David Attenborough, whose career as a broadcaster and natural history filmmaker has shaped British wildlife television. The book discusses aspects of Attenborough’s professional biography and also explores elements of the institutional history of the BBC—from the early 1960s, when it was at its most powerful, to the 2000s, when its future is uncertain. It focuses primarily on the wildlife ‘making-of’ documentary genre, which is used to trace how television progressively became a participant in the production of knowledge about nature. With the inclusion of analysis of television programmes, first-hand accounts, BBC archival material and, most notably, interviews with David Attenborough, this volume follows the development of the professional culture of wildlife broadcasting as it has been portrayed in public. It will be of interest to wildlife television amateurs, historians of British television and students in science communication.

Author : Justus Lentsch,Peter Weingart
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139502849

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The Politics of Scientific Advice by Justus Lentsch,Peter Weingart Pdf

Controversies over issues such as genetically engineered food, foot-and-mouth disease and the failure of risk models in the global financial crisis have raised concerns about the quality of expert scientific advice. The legitimacy of experts, and of the political decision-makers and policy-makers whom they advise, essentially depends on the quality of the advice. But what does quality mean in this context, and how can it be achieved? This volume argues that the quality of scientific advice can be ensured by an appropriate institutional design of advisory organisations. Using examples from a wide range of international case studies, including think tanks, governmental research institutes, agencies and academies, the authors provide a systematic guide to the major problems and pitfalls encountered in scientific advice and the means by which organisations around the world have solved these problems.

Author : Donald A. Dewsbury,Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr.,Michael Wertheimer
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317828945

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Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology by Donald A. Dewsbury,Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr.,Michael Wertheimer Pdf

This sixth book in the Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology Series preserves the diversity that has characterized earlier volumes as it brings to life psychologists who have made substantial contributions to the field of the history of psychology. These chapters illustrate the pioneering endeavors of such significant figures, and are written in a lively, engaging style by authors who themselves have achieved a reputation as excellent scholars in the history of psychology. Several of the chapters are based on the author's personal acquaintance with a pioneer, and new, previously unavailable information about these luminaries is presented in this volume. Each of these volumes provides glimpses into the personal and scholarly lives of 20 giants in the history of psychology. Prominent scholars provide chapters on a pioneer who made important contributions in their own area of expertise. A special section in each volume provides portraits of the editors and authors, containing interesting information about the relationship between the pioneers and the psychologists who describe them. Utilizing an informal, personal, sometimes humorous, style of writing, the books will appeal to students and instructors interested in the history of psychology. Each of the six volumes in this series contains different profiles, thereby bringing more than 120 of the pioneers in psychology more vividly to life.

Author : R. Fuller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134857050

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Seven Pioneers of Psychology by R. Fuller Pdf

In this exciting new volume, six of the world's leading scholars write about the contribution made to our understanding of human behaviour and the human mind by seven great figures of the last 100 years: Lorenz and Tinbergen, Skinner, Piaget, Freud, James and Galton. Their seminal work on ethology, behaviourism, child development, psychoanalysis, perception and heredity provide the basis for much of today's psychological thinking and research. An account of the thought of each key figure is given together with a brief biography. Each contribution is written so that is can be understood by anyone interested in ideas of these major figures. Based on a series of lectures given at Trinity College, Dublin, Seven Pioneers of Psychology provides a clear, accessible and extremely readable account of seven of the great pioneers in exploring the human condition.

Author : Stephen S. Clark
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781524519162

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Exploring the Landscape of the Mind by Stephen S. Clark Pdf

This book is based on the premise that humankind is, first and foremost, the outcome of the process of biological evolution. Recognition of this is fundamental to our understanding of who we are and how we behave. All living things have evolved the physical and mental attributes that promote their prospects for survival; they are good at doing the things that enable them to pass on their genes to succeeding generations, and we are no exception. Of course, through the development of culture, we have gained some freedom from our biological origins. Nevertheless, evolution has constructed the foundation upon which culture is built. The first part of the book, Ourselves Interacting with the World, presents an overview of the main capabilities that evolution has endowed us with and that enable us to interact with the environment in advantageous ways. This includes our senses, which act as windows on the world and also, of great importance, our emotions and ability to remember. Our ability to think is perhaps the crowning achievement of our evolutionary journey, and, of course, we must be able to act in a timely and effective manner. The second part of the book, Living Together, traces the history of how we became social creatures. To be truly human, we had to be capable of sharing and cooperation. We also needed to be able to control our aggressiveness and talent for deception. We settled down, making the transition from hunter-gatherers to urban dwellers, and agreed upon values and norms of behavior that enhanced our ability to get along. Ultimately, we came to see good and bad as a morality of right and wrong, further augmenting group cohesiveness. In the final part of the book, Challenges and Opportunities, attention turns to a consideration of the constraints and possibilities that must be considered in looking to the future. These realities can be seen to play out in four social arenas: the pursuit of fairness, the seeking of justice, the interplay of political beliefs and good government, and ultimately, a united society that is, at the same time, a true community. Our quest for these things will be greatly aided by a deep knowledge and appreciation of our evolutionary past and the indelible imprint it has left upon us. It may even lead us to that most elusive of all things, happiness.