▁of ▁bi ological ▁inqu iry , ▁considering ▁behavior ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁animal ' s ▁evolution ary ▁equipment . ▁T in ber gen ▁and ▁Lor enz ▁contributed ▁to ▁making ▁Eth ology ▁a ▁recognized ▁sub - dis cipl ine ▁within ▁Bi ology ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁first ▁special ized ▁journal ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁" E th ology " ▁( origin ally ▁" Ze itsch ift ▁für ▁Tier ps ych ologie ") ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Lor enz ▁joined ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁accepted ▁a ▁university ▁chair ▁under ▁the ▁Naz i ▁regime . ▁In ▁his ▁application ▁for ▁party ▁membership ▁he ▁wrote , ▁" I ' m ▁able ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁my ▁whole ▁scientific ▁work ▁is ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁ideas ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Social ists ." ▁His ▁publications ▁during ▁that ▁time ▁led ▁in ▁later ▁years ▁to ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁his ▁scientific ▁work ▁had ▁been ▁cont amin ated ▁by ▁Naz i ▁sympath ies . ▁His ▁published ▁writing ▁during ▁the ▁Naz i ▁period ▁included ▁support ▁for ▁Naz i ▁ideas ▁of ▁" ra cial ▁h yg iene " ▁c ouch ed ▁in ▁pseud os cient ific ▁met aph ors . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁Lor enz ▁wrote : ▁I ▁was ▁fright ened — as ▁I ▁still ▁am — by ▁the ▁thought ▁that ▁analog ous ▁gen et ical ▁processes ▁of ▁d eter ior ation ▁may ▁be ▁at ▁work ▁with ▁civil ized ▁human ity . ▁M oved ▁by ▁this ▁fear , ▁I ▁did ▁a ▁very ▁ill - ad vised ▁thing ▁soon ▁after