1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910627292703321

Autore

Bradshaw John <1950->

Titolo

The behaviour of the domestic cat / / John W. S. Bradshaw, Rachel A. Casey, Sarah L. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxfordshire, England ; ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : CABI, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-78064-120-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Disciplina

636.8

636.80019

Soggetti

Cats - Behavior

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface to the Second Edition""; ""1 The Cat: Domestication and Biology""; ""2 Sensory Abilities""; ""3 Mechanisms of Behaviour""; ""4 Behavioural Development""; ""5 Communication""; ""6 Feeding Behaviour""; ""7 Hunting and Predation""; ""8 Social Behaviour""; ""9 The Cat-Human Relationship""; ""10 Cat Welfare""; ""11 Undesired Behaviour in the Domestic Cat""; ""12 Physiological and Pathological Causes of Behavioural Change""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""

""S""""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""

Sommario/riassunto

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



2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991004331632907536

Autore

Gelera, Riccardo

Titolo

Crema e il santuario di S. Maria della Croce / Riccardo Gelera

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : Sonzogno, [1924-1929?]

Descrizione fisica

16 p. : ill. ; 30 cm

Collana

Le cento città d'italia illustrate ; 50

Disciplina

945.27

914.527

Soggetti

Cremona <prov.> Guide

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

In cartella