On ethology and human behaviour

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 1974 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Acta Biotheoretica, volume 23, pages 55-78 (issn: 0001-5342, eissn: 1572-8358,

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Authors: K, Kortmulder;

doi: 10.1007/bf01614684

pmid: 4213276

On ethology and human behaviour

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The paper provides a critical discussion of the role ethology may play in the study of human behaviour. The mechanisms of avoidance of consanguineal mating in some animal species and Man are analysed and compared. Aggression and competition are discussed in relation to agonistic courtship, and play behaviour.

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Leiden University
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Keywords

Behavior, Competitive Behavior, Behavior, Animal, Pan troglodytes, Sexual Behavior, Fishes, Ethology, Haplorhini, Poultry, Aggression, Mice, Sexual Behavior, Animal, Incest, Geese, Taboo, Animals, Humans, Territoriality

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