He is well known for originating the four questions he believed should be asked of any animal behavior , which were : In ethology and sociobiology causation and ontogeny are summarized as the `` proximate mechanisms '' and adaptation and phylogeny as the `` ultimate mechanisms '' .
He is well known for originating the four questions he believed should be asked of any animal behavior , which were : Proximate mechanisms : Ultimate mechanisms : Niko gave his Nobel Lecture on autism in children , which he and his wife had been researching for some time .