A glimpse at Ethology in Latin America

The state of the art of Ethology in five Latin America countries is briefly presented here. The overall outlook regarding research laboratories and themes is promising: the community is numerous, active and there are topics addressing all aspects of animal behavior, especially in large countries lik...

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Autores principales: Spinelli Oliveira, E., Cantano, L. M. R., Baptista, T., Boere, V., Ferrari, Héctor Ricardo, Francescoli, G., Josens, R., Klein, Wilfried, Monticelli, P. F., Whitlock, K., Ferreira dos Santos, Wagner
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/124519
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Sumario:The state of the art of Ethology in five Latin America countries is briefly presented here. The overall outlook regarding research laboratories and themes is promising: the community is numerous, active and there are topics addressing all aspects of animal behavior, especially in large countries like Brazil and Argentina. Ethology as an undergraduate discipline is generally a subcategory of Biology, being taught mainly at Zoology/ Psychology/ Ecology/ Agriculture Courses and at Medical Veterinary Schools, often as an eligible discipline. Ethology as a formal major Graduate Program is rare and mainly restricted to Brazil.