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Tinbergen's four questions

Scope: general ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Definition

Four categories of biological explanation: proximate causation, development, adaptive utility, and evolutionary history

Publications (1)

The evolution, function, and meaning of marmot alarm communication

2007Advances in the Study of Behaviorframework

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