Last time, we discussed some patterns of animal behaviour, and in today's lecture we will concentrate on the methods used in the study of animals.
上节课我们讨论了动物行为的一些模式，今天的课我们将集中讨论动物研究中使用的方法。
A fixture at the venerable research institute since 1825, this year's lectures investigate, among other things, why size matters in animal behaviour.
从1825年开始圣诞讲座就是这所古老学会的固定节目，今年的讲座探究的其中一个话题，就是为什么动物的行为和他们的大小有关。
"It is a complete mystery," said Marc Bekoff, a University of Colorado professor who specialises in animal behaviour.
“这完全让人费解”，科罗拉多大学教授、动物行为研究专家马克·贝科夫说道。
Psychology Professor Spencer Morrison says training rats is a great way for students to study animal behaviour. He says the spectators will be amazed by the rats' ability and agility.
心理学教授莫里森说，训练老鼠是大学生研究动物行为的一种好方法，届时，观众将会为这些老鼠运动员们的能力和敏捷的身手感到吃惊。
There are many reports of animal behaviour that is said to constitute mourning.
有许多关于动物具有悲伤情感的报道。
The work at KLIVV concerns mainly the comparative study of animal behaviour. It focuses on the adaptive value and evolution of behaviour.
研究所的工作主要关注动物行为的比较，集中于适应值和行为演化。
Such displays may have become “obsolete” as a signal to peahens, the team proposed in Animal Behaviour.
炫耀斑点数量对于雌孔雀来说似乎已经“过时”了——Dakin等在《动物行为》中指出。
One such study, published recently in Animal Behaviour, shows not only that some do, but also that the presence of such traits is skewing the way data are collected by researchers.
最近在《动物行为》上发表的一项此类研究结果不仅表明了某些野生动物的确有个性差异，也表明了这些个性特征的存在正考验着研究者收集数据的方法。
One such study, published recently in Animal Behaviour, shows not only that some do, but also that the presence of such traits is skewing the way data are collected by researchers.
最近在《动物行为》上发表的一项此类研究结果不仅表明了某些野生动物的确有个性差异，也表明了这些个性特征的存在正考验着研究者收集数据的方法。
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