Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists

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John Wiley & Sons, Jan 4, 2018 - Medical - 448 pages

Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists, Sixth Edition is a fully updated revision of this popular, classic text offering a thorough understanding of the normal behavior of domestic animals.

  • Provides a complete understanding of the normal behavior of domestic animals
  • Covers dogs, cats, horses, pigs, sheep, cattle, and goats
  • Describes all key aspects of animal behavior, with images to support the concepts
  • Revised and updated to cover the latest thinking, with enhanced coverage of behavioral genetics, animal cognition, and learning
  • Includes access to a companion website with review questions and answers and the figures from the book in PowerPoint

 

Contents

Chapter 1 Communication
1
Chapter 2 Aggression and Social Structure
25
Chapter 3 Biological Rhythms and Sleep and Stereotypic Behavior
51
Chapter 4 Sexual Behavior
83
Chapter 5 Maternal Behavior
127
Chapter 6 Development of Behavior
163
Chapter 7 Learning
191
Food and Water Intake
221
Chapter 9 Behavioral Genetics
253
References
277
Index
401
EULA
430
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The author
Katherine A. Houpt,
VMD, PhD, DACVB, is Professor Emeritus of Behavioral Medicine at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine in Ithaca, New York, USA.

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