The Behaviour of the Domestic CatCABI, 2012 - 261 páginas Describing feline behaviour from both a mechanistic and functional approach, this textbook provides an accessible overview of this fascinating subject. The book begins by addressing physiological, developmental and psychological aspects, with chapters on domestication, the development of the senses, learning, communication and feeding behaviour. The authors then build on this foundation to discuss social behaviour, hunting and predation, cat-human interactions and welfare. Fully updated throughout, this new edition also includes two new chapters on behavioural disorders due to pathologies and. |
Contenido
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2 Sensory Abilities | 16 |
3 Mechanisms of Behaviour | 41 |
4 Behavioural Development | 63 |
5 Communication | 91 |
6 Feeding Behaviour | 113 |
7 Hunting and Predation | 128 |
8 Social Behaviour | 142 |
9 The CatHuman Relationship | 161 |
10 Cat Welfare | 175 |
11 Undesired Behaviour in the Domestic Cat | 190 |
12 Physiological and Pathological Causes of Behavioural Change | 206 |
References | 217 |
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The Behaviour of the Domestic Cat John W. S. Bradshaw,Rachel A. Casey,Sarah L. Brown Vista previa limitada - 2012 |
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