Comparative Studies on the Behaviour of Anatinae

Konrad Lorenz

• Publisher: Goodale Press
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN:
  9781447499077
• Print ISBN:
  9781446540022

Comparative Studies on the Behaviour of Anatinae is Konrad Lorenz's work on the study of the Anatinae family which is a subfamily of the family Anatidae (swans, geese and ducks). Lorenz studied instinctive behavior in animals, especially in greylag geese and jackdaws. Working with geese, he rediscovered the principle of imprinting (originally described by Douglas Spalding in the 19th century) in the behavior of nidifugous birds. In later life his interest shifted to the study of humans in society.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction and Statement of Purpose
• Technical General Remarks about Expression
• General Remarks about Expression Behaviour
• The Mallard
• The Spot-Billed Duck
• Meller’s Duck
• The Pintail
• The Chilean Pintail
• The Bahama Duck
• The African Red-Billed Duck
• The Garganey Teal
• The Shoveler
• Chestnut-Breasted Teal
• The European Teal
• The Chilean Teal
• The Gadwell
• The Wigeon and the Chiloe Wigeon
• Mareca Sibilatrix x Anas Platyrhynchos
• The Carolina Duck
• The Mandarin Duck
• Summary