The domestic cat : the biology of its behaviour /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Turner, Dennis C., 1948-, Bateson, P. P. G. (Paul Patrick Gordon), 1938-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Why the cat?
  • Behavioural development in the cat
  • Factors influencing the mother-kitten relationship
  • Individuality in the domestic cat, development and stability
  • The signalling repertoire of the domestic cat : origins, development and stability
  • The signalling repertoire of the domestic cat and its undomesticated relatives
  • Group-living in the domestic cat : its sociobiology and epidemiology
  • Density, spatial organisation and reproductive tactics in the domestic cat and other fields
  • Hunting behaviour of domestic cats and their impact on prey populations
  • Domestication and history of the cat
  • The human-cat relationship
  • Feline welfare issues
  • Questions