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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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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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, , [2018] |
| �2018 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xi, 528 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Disciplina: | 304.27 |
| Soggetto topico: | Human-animal relationships |
| Animals - Social aspects | |
| Animals and civilization | |
| Animal welfare | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | ToukhsatiSamia R. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Animals and human society |
| ISBN: | 0-12-805438-7 |
| 0-12-805247-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910583376303321 |
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