Ethology as a physical science

The study of animal behaviour, ethology, is becoming more quantitative. New theory is emerging, driven by better imaging and novel representations of animal posture dynamics that span the vast range of relevant behavioural timescales.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inNature physics Vol. 14; no. 7; pp. 653 - 657
Main Authors Brown, André E. X., de Bivort, Benjamin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.07.2018
Nature Publishing Group
Subjects
631/158/856
631/57
631/601/18
639/766/747
Animal behavior
Atomic
Classical and Continuum Physics
Complex Systems
Condensed Matter Physics
Mathematical and Computational Physics
Molecular
Optical and Plasma Physics
Perspective
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Theoretical
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:The study of animal behaviour, ethology, is becoming more quantitative. New theory is emerging, driven by better imaging and novel representations of animal posture dynamics that span the vast range of relevant behavioural timescales.
ISSN:1745-2473
1745-2481
DOI:10.1038/s41567-018-0093-0