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. 1974 Nov;22(3):581–590. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1974.22-581

Function, causation, evolution, and development of behavior: a review of The animal in its world, by N. Tinbergen1

Reviewed by: Sara J Shettleworth
PMCID: PMC1333309

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