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ethology
[ ee-thol-uh-jee, ih-thol- ]
noun
- the study of animal behavior with emphasis on the behavioral patterns that occur in natural environments.
ethology
/ ˌɛθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ɪˈθɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the study of the behaviour of animals in their normal environment
ethology
/ ĭ-ٳŏ′ə-ŧ,ŧ-ٳŏ′- /
- The scientific study of animal behavior, especially as it occurs in a natural environment.
Derived Forms
- ˌٳˈDz, adverb
- ethological, adjective
- ˈٳDZDz, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٳ·Dz·· [ee-th, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l, eth-, uh, -], adjective
- t·Dzi·· adverb
- ·ٳDZo· noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of ethology1
Example Sentences
This, the squishy and contentious realm of comparative psychology and cognitive ethology, asks such questions as: Do dogs experience jealousy?
If it is spontaneous, the research around the ethology for canines could get really interesting.
Several research fields chart the behaviour of non-human animals, including comparative psychology, ethology, behavioural ecology, evolutionary biology and conservation science.
King traces references to ethology, meteorology, marine microbiota and the oceans to Melville’s sailing experience in the Pacific and wranglings with the works of scientists William Scoresby, Louis Agassiz and others.
His mentor was Nobel Laureate Niko Tinbergen, whose studies of herring gulls in the Netherlands helped lay the foundation for the field of ethology, or animal behavior.
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