Interacting with Animals : Understanding Their Behaviour and Welfare
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| Autore: |
Le Neindre Pierre
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| Titolo: |
Interacting with Animals : Understanding Their Behaviour and Welfare
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford : , : CAB International, , 2022 |
| ©2022 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (116 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 590 |
| Soggetto topico: | Human-animal relationships |
| Altri autori: |
DeputteBertrand
LindsayDavid
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| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Halftitle -- About the Book -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Ethology, the Science of Understanding Animals -- 1.1 An Ancient and Largely Unknown Science -- 1.2 A Science that is Constantly Developing -- 1.3 Ethologists - Researchers Who Work With the Subjects They Study -- 1.4 Describing Animal Behaviour -- 1.5 Domestic Animals as Subjects of Study -- 2. The Senses: How Do Animals Know What Is Happening to Them? -- 2.1 Sensory Perceptions: Show Me Your Brain and I'll Tell You Who You Are! -- 2.2 How Do Animals Perceive Things? -- 2.3 Which Sense Organs? -- 3. Behaviour: How Do Animals Respond to What They Know? -- 3.1 Social Structures -- 3.2 Social Behaviour -- 3.3 Is Predation the Opposite of Aggression? -- 3.4 The Development of Social Behaviour -- 4. How Do We Measure the Behavioural and Cognitive Ability of Animals? -- 4.1 Cognition in Animals -- 4.2 Consciousness in Animals -- 5. The Human Factor: How Do Animals Adapt to Humans? -- 5.1 'Natural' Living Conditions -- 5.2 How Do Animals Live With Humans? -- 5.3 Conclusion: the Way Forward -- 6. Animal Welfare: the Responsibility of Humans for Animals -- 6.1 Animal Welfare and Human Involvement -- 6.2 Who Acts For and On Behalf of Animals? -- 7. General Conclusion -- Index -- Backcover. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book combines scientific principles with philosophical and ethical considerations to develop a practical approach to animal behaviour and welfare. It considers the concept of and measurability of consciousness and emphasises the need to better understand how animals behave both in relation to and outside of human influence. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Interacting with Animals |
| ISBN: | 1-80062-240-6 |
| 1-80062-241-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910760498803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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