Jürgen Nicolai

Jürgen Nicolai (born October 24, 1925 in Neidenburg , East Prussia , † March 29, 2006 in Schortens ) was a German ornithologist , author and behavioral scientist.

biography

After studying zoology, anthropology and botany, he became a doctoral candidate in 1951 (doctorate in 1954 on the behavior of bullfinches ) and worked for Konrad Lorenz . In 1957 he followed Lorenz to the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Physiology in Seewiesen . In the following years he went on research trips to East and West Africa. From 1977 to 1990 he was the senior scientific director of the Institute for Bird Research at the Helgoland ornithological station in Wilhelmshaven . His main research areas were: social behavior of birds (e.g. coastal birds), tribal history of behavior, systematics, bioacoustics but also the behavior of ornamental and aviary birds.

Fonts (selection)

On the biology and ethology of the bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula L.). In: Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie. Vol. 13, 1, 1956, ISSN 0044-3573 , pp. 93-132, doi : 10.1111 / j.1439-0310.1956.tb01549.x .
Bird keeping, bird care. A guide to proper bird keeping for everyone. Franckh, Stuttgart 1965.
Cage and aviary birds. A selection of easily preserved native and tropical birds for cages and aviaries. Franckh, Stuttgart 1965.
Bird life. Belser, Stuttgart 1973, ISBN 3-7630-1571-X .
Birds of prey and owls. Raptors, owls and owls determine, get to know and protect Europe. Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-7742-1858-7 .
Photo atlas of birds. The great picture book of the birds of Europe. Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-7742-3813-8 .

Web links

Obituary for Prof. Dr. Jürgen Nicolai (PDF file; 120 kB)
Literature by and about Jürgen Nicolai in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

↑ Wolfgang Schleidt (Ed.): The circle around Konrad Lorenz. Ideas, hypotheses, views. Paul Parey, Berlin and Hamburg 1988, p. 122, ISBN 3-489-63336-9 .

personal data
SURNAME	Nicolai, Jürgen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German ornithologist, author and behavioral scientist
DATE OF BIRTH	October 24, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Neidenburg , East Prussia
DATE OF DEATH	March 29, 2006
Place of death	Schortens

[1] Wolfgang Schleidt (Ed.): The circle around Konrad Lorenz. Ideas, hypotheses, views. Paul Parey, Berlin and Hamburg 1988, p. 122, ISBN 3-489-63336-9 .