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Autore |
Scanes C. G. |
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Animals and human society / / Colin G. Scanes, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Samia R. Toukhsati, Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia |
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London : , : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, , [2018] |
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�2018 |
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ISBN |
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0-12-805438-7 |
0-12-805247-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 528 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human-animal relationships |
Animals - Social aspects |
Animals and civilization |
Animal welfare |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Animal perception including differences with humans / Colin G. Scanes -- 2. Animal attributes exploited by humans (nonfood uses of animals) / Colin G. Scanes -- 3. Animal products and human nutrition / Colin G. Scanes -- 4. Hunter-gatherers / Colin G. Scanes -- 5. Animals and hominid developments / Colin G. Scanes -- 6. The Neolithic revolution: revolution, animal domestication and early forms of animal agriculture / Colin G. Scanes -- 7. Animal agriculture: livestock, poultry and fish aquaculture / Colin G. Scanes -- 8. Invertebrates and their use by humans / Colin G. Scanes -- 9. Animals in the military / Colin Salter -- 10. Animals in entertainment / Colin G. Scanes -- 11. Animals and religion, belief systems, symbolism and myth / Colin G. Scanes, Pu Chengzhong -- 12. Animals as companions / Kate Mornement -- 13. Animals in medicine and research / Tiffani J. Howell -- 14. Animals and human disease: zoonosis, vectors, food-borne diseases and allergies / Colin G. Scanes -- 15. Pest animals / Samia R. Toukhsati, Colin G. |
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Scanes -- 16. Parasites / Colin G. Scanes, Samia R. Toukhsati -- 17. invasive species / Colin G. Scanes -- 18. Impact of agricultural animals on the environment / Colin G. Scanes -- 19. Human activity and habitat loss: destruction, fragmentation and degradation / Colin G. Scanes -- 20. Animal welfare and animal rights / Clive J.C. Phillips, Katrina Kluss -- 21. Animal extinctions / Samia R. Toukhsati. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides a solid, scientific, research-based background to advance understanding of how animals impact humans, and can be used as a text for courses in Animals and Human Society or Animal Science. |
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