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Autore |
Price Edward O |
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Titolo |
Animal domestication and behavior / / Edward O. Price |
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Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York : , : CABI Pub., , 2002 |
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©2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-82983-4 |
9786610829835 |
0-85199-772-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 297 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Domestication |
Animal behavior |
Domestic animals |
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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 (p. 230-282) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Why Study Domestication?; Chapter 2 Domestication Defined; Chapter 3 Approaches to the Study of Domestication; Chapter 4 Pre-adaptations for Domestication; Chapter 5 Inbreeding; Chapter 6 Genetic Drift; Chapter 7 Artificial Selection; Chapter 8 Natural Selection in Captivity; Chapter 9 Relaxation of Natural Selection; Chapter 10 Genetic Variability and Behavior; Chapter 11 Morphological and Physiological Traits; Chapter 12 Feeding and Drinking; Chapter 13 Predation, Infectious Diseases and Parasites; Chapter 14 Interactions with Humans |
Chapter 15 Social Environment; Chapter 16 Climate and Shelter; Chapter 17 Use of Space; Chapter 18 Behavioral Development in Captive Animals; Chapter 19 Reintroductions and Feralization; Chapter 20 Welfare and Ethics; References; Subject Index; Species Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Synthesizes the knowledge of the process of domestication and how it has affected the behaviour of captive wild and domesticated animals. |
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