Author: Tinbergen, N.
Title: The Study of Instinct
Description: Oxford, Clarendon Press, (1952). Reprint, orig.cloth. 24x16cm, xiii,228,(1)pp, Some minor fading to binding.. Frontis.1 plate. Rubberstamp to flyleaf & title, slight spine bumps, VG. ¶ Contents: Ethology: The Objective Study of Behaviour; Behaviour as a Reaction to External Stimuli; The Internal Factors Responsible for the ' Spontaneity' of Behaviour; Further Consideration of the External Stimuli; An Attempt at a Synthesis; The Development of Behaviour in the Individual; The Adaptiveness of Behaviour; The Evolution of Behaviour.

Keywords: Animal Behavior, Ethology, Instinct, , , , , ,