The modern term ethology derives from the Greek language: ἦθος, ethos meaning "character" and -λογία, -logia meaning "the study of". The term was first popularized by the American entomologist William Morton Wheeler in … See more

The beginnings of ethology
Ethologists have been concerned particularly with the evolution of behaviour and its understanding in terms of natural selection. In one sense, the first modern ethologist was Charles Darwin, whose 1872 book See more

Several animal species, including humans, tend to live in groups. Group size is a major aspect of their social environment. Social life is … See more

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Behaviour is determined by three major factors, namely inborn instincts, learning, and environmental factors. The latter include abiotic and … See more

Individual reproduction is the most important phase in the proliferation of individuals or genes within a species: for this reason, there … See more

Tinbergen argued that ethology needed to include four kinds of explanation in any instance of behaviour:
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