The behavioural biology of dogs /

This book provides an up-to-date description of the behavioural biology of dogs. It is written for students of animal behaviour or veterinary medicine at advanced levels and dog owners. This book is divided into 4 parts and 14 chapters. The first part (chapters 1-3) focuses on the evolution and deve...

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Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2007.
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245 0 4 |a The behavioural biology of dogs /  |c edited by Per Jensen, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Sweden. 
246 3 3 |a Behavioral biology of dogs 
264 # 1 |a Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK :  |b CABI,  |c 2007. 
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505 0 # |a Evolutionary History of Canids / X. Wang and R.H. Tedford -- Domestication of Dogs / P. Savolainen -- Origin of Dog Breed Diversity / C. Vilà and J.A. Leonard -- Mechanisms and Function in Dog Behaviour / P. Jensen -- Behaviour Genetics in Canids / E. Jazin -- Sensory Physiology and Dog Behaviour / H. Bubna-Littitz -- Social Behaviour of Dogs and Related Canids / D.U. Feddersen-Petersen -- Learning in Dogs / P. Reid -- Behaviour and Social Ecology of Free-ranging Dogs / L. Boitani, P. Ciucci and A. Ortolani -- Evolutionary Aspects on Breeding of Working Dogs / R. Beilharz -- Individual Differences in Behaviour : Dog Personality / K. Svartberg -- Human-Animal Interactions and Social Cognition in Dogs / Á. Miklósi -- Behavioural Disorders of Dogs / R.A. Mugford -- Behaviour and Disease in Dogs / Å. Hedhammar and K. Hultin-Jäderlund. 
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520 3 # |a This book provides an up-to-date description of the behavioural biology of dogs. It is written for students of animal behaviour or veterinary medicine at advanced levels and dog owners. This book is divided into 4 parts and 14 chapters. The first part (chapters 1-3) focuses on the evolution and development of the dog. The second part (chapters 4-8) deals with the basic aspects of animal behaviour with particular emphasis on dogs. The third part (chapters 9-12) places the modern dog in its present ecological framework in the niche of human coexistence. A broad overview of the behavioural aspects of living close to humans is given. The fourth part (chapters 13 and 14) focuses on behavioural problems, their prevention and cure. 
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650 # 4 |a Animal Genetics and Breeding, (New March 2000) 
650 # 4 |a Animal Behaviour. 
650 # 4 |a Animal Physiology and Biochemistry (Excluding Nutrition) 
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650 # 7 |a Senses.  |2 cabt 
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