Nico Tinbergen

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:zoo
gptkb:Anthropology
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:University_of_Leiden
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
gptkbp:born April 15, 1907
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contribution Research on the impact of human activity on animal behavior
Research on the social structures of animal groups
Studies on the impact of environment on behavior
Studies on the evolution of behavior
Foundational work in ethology
Research on the effects of domestication on behavior
Research on animal navigation
Research on mating behavior in animals
Research on parental care in animals
Research on the behavior of bees
Research on the behavior of gulls
Research on the role of instinct in behavior
Studies on animal aggression
Studies on animal learning and memory
Studies on the behavior of birds
Studies on the behavior of stickleback fish
Studies on the behavioral adaptations of animals.
Studies on the communication systems of animals
Studies on the role of play in animal behavior
Development of observational methods in animal behavior
gptkbp:died December 21, 1988
gptkbp:field Animal Behavior
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nico Tinbergen
gptkbp:influenced Behavioral ecology
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Karl_von_Frisch
gptkb:Konrad_Lorenz
gptkbp:known_for Instinctive behavior in animals
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Dutch
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Richard_Dawkins
gptkb:John_Maynard_Smith
gptkb:David_Lack
gptkb:Niko_Tinbergen
gptkbp:popularized_by Tinbergen's Four Questions
gptkbp:research_focus Social behavior in animals
Animal communication
Learning in animals
Migration in animals
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Tinbergen
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4