ethology
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Contexto: "The studies on chicks, together with some indirect evidence of prime numbers from ethology (i.e., the case of the Magicada) and human psychology (i.e., reports of the capability of some individuals to recognize and generate prime numbers, and the experimental evidence of a hindering effect in enumerating prime numbers), provides some critical arguments that force us to re-think the biological meaning of prime numbers."
Fonte: Loconsole, M., & Regolin, L. (2022). Are prime numbers special? Insights from the life sciences. Biology Direct, 17(1), 1-9.
Fonte: Loconsole, M., & Regolin, L. (2022). Are prime numbers special? Insights from the life sciences. Biology Direct, 17(1), 1-9.
Termo equivalente: etologia
Definição: "“Ethology” is the term used primarily by zoologists to designate those of their number, mostly in Europe, whose primary interest is in the study of the behavior of animals, rather than in the other aspects of their biology."
Fonte: Lehrman, D. S. (1962). Ethology and psychology. In Recent advances in biological psychiatry (pp. 86-94). Springer, Boston, MA
Fonte: Lehrman, D. S. (1962). Ethology and psychology. In Recent advances in biological psychiatry (pp. 86-94). Springer, Boston, MA
Definição em português: ""Etologia" é o termo usado principalmente por zoologistas para designar aqueles da mesma área, geralmente na Europa, cujo interesse primário é o estudo do comportamento de animais, ao invés de outros aspectos de sua biologia."