The Natural Science of the Human Species

The Natural Science of the Human Species An Introduction to Comparative Behavioral Research : The "Russian Manuscript" (1944-1948) - The MIT Press

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This translation contains a synopsis of all the ideas that made Lorenz famous as the founder of ethology, the study of comparative animal behavior.

edited from the author's posthumous works by Agnes von CranachHere Am I Where Are You?: The Behavior of the Greylag Goose was thought to be Konrad Lorenz's last book. However, in 1991 the "Russian Manuscript" was discovered in an attic, and its subsequent publication in German has become a scientific sensation. Written under the most extreme conditions in Soviet prison camps, the "Russian Manuscript" was the first outline of a large-scale work on behavioralscience. This translation contains a synopsis of all the ideas thatmade Lorenz famous as the founder of ethology, the study of comparative animal behavior.

Book information

ISBN: 9780262621205
Publisher: The MIT Press
Imprint: The MIT Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 156
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 635g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 23mm