Estudo do comportamento animal: uma visão geral
Estudo do comportamento animal: uma visão geral
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1952406033
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Palavras-chave: Ecologia Comportamental; Etologia; Instinto; Psicologia Comparada; Sociobiologia.
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Keywords: Behavioral ecology; Comparative Psychology; Ethology; Sociobiology
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Abstract: Animal behavior is a biological process that is difficult to define and whose basic literature is difficult to access for Portuguese or even Spanish-speaking students, due to historical reasons for the development of science in northern countries and the lack of continuous translations of updated editions of the original books, most of them in English. This work, the result of an effort to teach Ethology and related disciplines over more than a decade, aims to review in a general and conceptual way the central epistemological issues of animal behavioral sciences, through the search for the most representative works to provide a representative scientific material for professionals, beginners or even more specialized students on the subject, reviewing the history, theories, controversies, practices, ramifications and applications of the disciplines of the study of animal behavior, contributing with an overview of its state of the art, with an emphasis on Ethology and Behavioral Ecology. We suggest an effort not only to keep translations up to date, but also to promote books on the subject as Latin American species and perspectives as models for the field, and to reinforce scientific societies, research programs and plans for the formation of new students of animal behavior in countries where science is less disseminated, but rich in biodiversity such as Brazil and others of Latin America.
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- Hermano Gomes Lopes Nunes