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Why study animal behaviour? In what follows the author argues that this is—or should be—the foundation of a proper understanding and use of the social sciences. The argument is based on two books published recently—“Animal Behaviour” by Robert A. Hinde (McGraw-Hill, 84s.) and “Mechanisms of Animal Behaviour” by Peter Marler and William J. Hamilton (John Wiley, 113s.).
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THORPE, W. Zoology and Behavioural Sciences. Nature 216, 17–20 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216017a0
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