2 Quotes & Sayings By Nikolaas Tinbergen
Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907-1964) was a Dutch animal behaviour researcher and Nobel Prize laureate. He is considered one of the most influential researchers in the field of ethology. His book, The Study of Instinct, is credited with having introduced the term instinct to the scientific vocabulary. Tinbergen is best known for his work on visual behaviour, especially his demonstration that the courtship display of the male common starling is an example of ritualized behaviour
He also showed that the display functions as a mechanism to make males conspicuous to females.