The Ethology of Domestic Animals

Editor/Author Jensen, Per
Publication Year: 2009
Publisher: CABI

Single-User Purchase Price: $55.00
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ISBN: 978-1-84593-536-8
Category: Animals & Veterinary Medicine
Image Count: 81
Book Status: Available
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This title covers animal behavior and human-animal interactions. It is suitable for the students of animal and veterinary science.

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Table of Contents

  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • PART I: BASIC ELEMENTS OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
  • Editor's Introduction
  • 1 The Study of Animal Behaviour and its Applications - P. Jensen
  • 2 Behaviour Genetics, Evolution and Domestication - P. Jensen
  • 3 Behaviour and Physiology - A. Valros and L. Hänninen
  • 4 Motivation and the Organization of Behaviour - G. Mason and M. Bateson
  • 5 Learning and Cognition - M. Mendl and C.J. Nicol
  • 6 Social and Reproductive Behaviour - D.M. Weary and D. Fraser
  • 7 Abonormal Behaviour, Stress and Welfare - L. Keeling and P. Jensen
  • 8 Human–Animal Relations - S. Waiblinger
  • PART II: SPECIES-SPECIFIC BEHAVIOUR OF SOME IMPORTANT DOMESTIC ANIMALS
  • Editor's Introduction
  • 9 Behaviour of Fowl and Other Domesticated Birds - J.A. Mench
  • 10 Behaviour of Horses - D. Mills and S. Redgate
  • 11 Behaviour of Cattle - C.B. Tucker
  • 12 The Behaviour of Sheep and Goats - C. Dwyer
  • 13 Behaviour of Pigs - M. Špinka
  • 14 Behaviour of Dogs - D.L. Wells
  • 15 Behaviour of Cats - J. Bradshaw
  • 16 The Behaviour of Laboratory Mice and Rats - H. Würbel, C. Burn and N. Latham