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Ethology and the Natural History of Learning

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The Biology of Learning

Part of the book series: Dahlem Workshop Reports ((DAHLEM LIFE,volume 29))

Abstract

In the past there has been a tendency for many ethologists to dismiss laboratory studies of learning as unnatural and irrelevant, while many students of animal learning have seen little relevance in the ethological work on the innate bases of behavior. We argue and, in a preliminary way, attempt to demonstrate that a selective synthesis of these two disciplines offers a potentially powerful perspective on learning and suggests comprehensive and testable hypotheses about the mechanisms, organization, and evolution of learning in animals under natural conditions.

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  1. Dept. of Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA

    J. L. Gould

  2. Rockefeller University Field Research Center, Millbrook, NY, 12545, USA

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Gould, J.L., Marler, P. (1984). Ethology and the Natural History of Learning. In: Marler, P., Terrace, H.S. (eds) The Biology of Learning. Dahlem Workshop Reports, vol 29. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70094-1_3

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