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The ethology of domestic animals : an introductory text /

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A concise introduction to the important fundamentals of animal behavior from genetics, physiology, motivation, learning, and cognition to social and reproductive behavior, abnormal behavior, and human-animal interactions.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jensen, Per (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Boston : CABI, 2017.
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Livestock > Behavior.
Domestic animals > Behavior.
Animals, Domestic.
Behavior, Animal.
Ethology.
Table of Contents:
  • The study of animal behaviour and its applications
  • Behaviour genetics, evolution and domestication
  • Behaviour and physiology
  • Motivation and the organization of behaviour
  • Learning and cognition
  • Social and reproductive behaviour
  • Play behaviour
  • Introduction to animal personality
  • Abnormal behaviour, stress and welfare
  • Human-animal relations
  • Behaviour of domesticated birds : chickens, turkeys and ducks
  • Behaviour of horses
  • Behaviour of cattle
  • The behaviour of sheep and goats
  • Behaviour of pigs
  • Behaviour of dogs
  • Behaviour of cats
  • Behaviour of foxes and mink kept for fur production
  • The behaviour of laboratory mice and rats.