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In addition to coverage of all normal behavior patterns -- sensory, communication, social and antisocial, reproductive, eating, and elimination -- this resource helps you identify medical implications of abnormal behavior, pain-associated behaviors, and effects of captivity. Client education handout...

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Main Author: Bays, Teresa Bradley
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Lightfoot, Teresa, Mayer, Jörg
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders Elsevier, ©2006.
Subjects:
Pets > Behavior.
Exotic animals > Behavior.
Domestic animals.
Animal behavior.
Animals, Domestic
Behavior, Animal
Animaux familiers > Mœurs et comportement.
Animaux exotiques > Mœurs et comportement.
Animaux domestiques.
Animaux > Mœurs et comportement.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry.
Domestic animals
Animal behavior
Exotic animals > Behavior
Pets > Behavior
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:In addition to coverage of all normal behavior patterns -- sensory, communication, social and antisocial, reproductive, eating, and elimination -- this resource helps you identify medical implications of abnormal behavior, pain-associated behaviors, and effects of captivity. Client education handouts provide important information about caring for a variety of avian and exotic pets. A user-friendly format includes bulleted lists indicating how normal and abnormal behavior applies to species kept in captivity. Includes coverage of all normal behavior patterns, including sensor.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 360 pages) : chiefly color illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781437711493
1437711499