Category:Ethology
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Articles related to ethology, the scientific study of animal behaviour, usually with a focus on behaviour under natural conditions, and viewing behaviour as an evolutionarily adaptive trait.{{cite dictionary |title= Definition of ethology |url= http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethology |dictionary= Merriam-Webster |access-date= 9 September 2016}} Behaviourism as a term also describes the scientific and objective study of animal behaviour, usually referring to measured responses to stimuli or to trained behavioural responses in a laboratory context, without a particular emphasis on evolutionary adaptivity.