Animal domestication and behavior [[electronic resource] /] / Edward O. Price

• Autore: Price Edward O
• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, : CABI Pub., c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.08/2
• Soggetto topico: Domestication; Animal behavior; Domestic animals
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-282).
• Nota di contenuto: 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 EnvironmentChapter 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Synthesizes the knowledge of the process of domestication and how it has affected the behaviour of captive wild and domesticated animals.
• Titolo autorizzato: Animal domestication and behavior
• ISBN: 1-280-82983-4; 9786610829835; 0-85199-772-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455654903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II