First and foremost, man is an animal—but he is neither the end product of evolution nor much more than a mediocre biological success. The body he inhabits is primitive, at least 50,000 years out ...

The study of animal behavior is a cornerstone of psychology for several reasons. Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light on how animals interact with each other ...

This course will introduce you to the study of animal behaviour. We will explore a wide range of behaviours, studying their proximate (how) and ultimate (why) causes, the role of the environment in ...

The journal Ethology is the first to adopt the guidelines, aimed at clarifying experimental design and the potential biases within. Amanda was an associate editor at The Scientist, where she oversaw ...

Animal behaviour is the scientific study of the behaviour of animals. The discipline covers study under experimental conditions, behaviourism, or natural conditions, ethology. Our weekly dip into ...

which is a person's (or animal's) unconscious tendency to mimic another's emotions. Study co-author Paula Pérez Fraga, a ...

This unit introduces students to the principles of animal ethology, behavioural development, common behaviour problems and legal aspects of clinical animal behaviour focusing on the commonly owned ...

Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light on how animals interact with each other and their environments, and why they behave the way they do.