Behaviour studies in sea-ducklings.
The main object of this work is to build up as detailed and accurate a picture as possible of the normal behaviour of eider ducklings (Somateria mollissima) under natural conditions. Such a description has been called an ‘ethogram’ (1), and utilises the methods and teaching of contemporary ethologis...
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McGill University
1960
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| Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=112798 |
| Summary: | The main object of this work is to build up as detailed and accurate a picture as possible of the normal behaviour of eider ducklings (Somateria mollissima) under natural conditions. Such a description has been called an ‘ethogram’ (1), and utilises the methods and teaching of contemporary ethologists such as Tinbergen(2), Thorpe (3), and Lorenz (4). Secondly, in pursuit of the primary aim, it is hoped to show the validity of what may be called 'the naturalistic approach'. |
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