Review of Ethology, the Biology of Behavior.

Reviews the book, Ethology, the Biology of Behavior by Irenaus Eibl-Eibesfeldt (see record 1971-03810-000). This text on ethology, written by a colleague of Konrad Lorenz, is designed "to bridge the gap between biology and the sciences of human behavior (psychology, sociology, and anthropology)." The topics dealt with include the ethogram, fixed action patterns, releasers, conflict behavior, the genetics of behavior patterns, phylogenetic and ontogenetic development of behavior, mechanisms of learning, temporal factors in behavior, and the ethology of man. The book is well illustrated, an extensive bibliography and indexes are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)