The ethology of domestic animals : an introductory text / [edited by] Per Jensen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jensen, Per.

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Livestock--Behavior.

Livestock.

Domestic animals--Behavior.

Domestic animals.

Physical Description:

xi, 246 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, [2009]

Summary:

Providing a concise introduction to the important topic of animal behaviour, this revised and updated edition covers genetics, physiology, motivation, and social and reproductive behaviour. It includes extended coverage of dog behaviour and human-animal interactions, as well as novel and intriguing research findings and specific accounts of individual farm-animal species and dogs, cats, rabbits and rodents. The issue of animal cognition, central to understanding welfare, has also received a more thorough examination. The authors of the book are all active in research and are experienced teachers, making this an essential resource for both students and lecturers in animal and veterinary science, zoology and psychology.

Contents:

Part I Basic Elements of Animal Behaviour 1

1 The Study of Animal Behaviour and its Applications / P. Jensen 3

1.1 Introduction 3

1.2 The History of Animal Behaviour Studies 3

1.3 Schools of Thought of the 20th Century 5

1.4 Modern Approaches to Ethology 5

1.5 Applied Ethology 6

1.6 The Field of Applied Ethology 8

2 Behaviour Genetics, Evolution and Domestication / P. Jensen 10

2.1 Introduction 10

2.2 To What Degree is Behaviour Genetically Inherited? 10

2.3 Genetic Versus Environmental Influence on Behaviour 12

2.4 Single Gene Influences 14

2.5 How do Genes Affect Behaviour? 14

2.6 Localizing Genes 15

2.7 Evolution of Behaviour 16

2.8 Tracing the Evolutionary History of Behaviour 17

2.9 Modification and Ritualization 18

2.10 The Function of Behaviour 19

2.11 Domestication: an Evolutionary Case History 21

2.12 Which Animals were Domesticated? 22

2.13 Behavioural Effects of Domestication 22

3 Behaviour and Physiology / A. Valros, L. Hänninen 25

3.1 Introduction 25

3.2 Central Regulation of Behaviour 25

3.3 Sleep 29

3.4 Regulation of Food Intake and Eating 31

3.5 Reproductive and Maternal Behaviour 33

3.6 Stress-related Behaviour 36

4 Motivation and the Organization of Behaviour / G. Mason, M. Bateson 38

4.1 What is Motivation and Why is it Important? 38

4.2 Motivational States and the Organization of Behaviour 41

4.3 Models of Motivation 47

4.4 Motivation and Applied Ethology 52

4.5 Conclusions and Links to Other Chapters 55

5 Learning and Cognition / M. Mendl, C.J. Nicol 57

5.1 Introduction 57

5.2 Associative Learning 58

5.3 Memory 61

5.4 Object Permanence 64

5.5 Discrimination, Generalization, Categorization and Concept Formation 66

5.6 Social Cognition 64

5.7 Cognition and Emotion 68

5.8 Animal Cognition and Animal Welfare 70

6 Social and Reproductive Behaviour / D.M. Weary, D. Fraser 73

6.1 What is Social Behaviour? 73

6.2 Group Living 73

6.3 Communication 74

6.4 Natural Selection 75

6.5 Common Social Behaviours 77

6.6 Conclusions 83

7 Abonormal Behaviour, Stress and Welfare / L. Keeling, P. Jensen 85

7.1 Introduction 85

7.2 Behavioural Disorders 85

7.3 Stress 89

7.4 Animal Welfare 93

7.5 Concluding Remarks 100

8 Human-Animal Relations / S. Waiblinger 102

8.1 The Human in the Animals' World 102

8.2 What is the Human-Animal Relationship? 102

8.3 Factors Affecting the Quality of the Animal's Relationship to Humans 106

8.4 Sensitive Periods 108

8.5 Genetic Background and Personality 110

8.6 Social Learning: Social Environment 111

8.7 The Human as a Social Partner 112

8.8 Human-Animal Communication 113

8.9 Practical Relevance: the Significance of Human-Animal Relationships for Welfare 114

Part II Species-Specific Behaviour of Some Important Domestic Animals 119

9 Behaviour of Fowl and Other Domesticated Birds / J.A. Mench 121

9.1 Origins 121

9.2 Social Behaviour 123

9.3 Foraging, Feeding and Drinking 126

9.4 Body Maintenance 128

9.5 Diurnal Rhythm 129

9.6 Sexual Behaviour 130

9.7 Egg Laying, Incubation and Behaviour at Hatching 133

9.8 Care of Offspring 134

9.9 Offspring Development 134

10 Behaviour of Horses / D. Mills, S. Redgate 137

10.1 Origin 137

10.2 Time Budgets 138

10.3 Foraging and Feeding Behaviour 138

10.4 Social Behaviour 141

10.5 Mating and Sexual Behaviour 142

10.6 Behaviour at Birth 144

10.7 Care of Offspring, Including Nursing 145

10.8 Offspring Development and Management 146

11 Behaviour of Cattle / C.B. Tucker 151

11.1 Origins of Cattle 151

11.2 Social Behaviour 152

11.3 Foraging and Feeding Behaviour 154

11.4 Diurnal Rhythm 156

11.5 Mating and Sexual Behaviour 156

11.6 Parturition 157

11.7 Care of Offspring, Including Nursing 158

11.8 Offspring Development 159

12 The Behaviour of Sheep and Goats / C. Dwyer 161

12.1 Origins 161

12.2 Social Behaviour 163

12.3 Foraging and Feeding 165

12.4 Habitat Use 167

12.5 Mating/Sexual Behaviour 168

12.6 Maternal Behaviour at Birth 169

12.7 Maternal Behaviour during Lactation 171

12.8 Offspring Development 172

12.9 Management and Welfare 174

13 Behaviour of Pigs / M. Špinka 177

13.1 Origins 177

13.2 Social Behaviour 178

13.3 Perception, Communication and Cognition 180

13.4 Foraging and Feeding Behaviour 182

13.5 Coping with the Environment 183

13.6 Mating Behaviour 184

13.7 Periparturient Bahaviour 186

13.8 Behaviour during Lactation 187

13.9 Piglet Behavioural Development 188

14 Behaviour of Dogs / D.L. Wells 192

14.1 Origins and Domestication 192

14.2 Social Behaviour 194

14.3 Foraging and Feeding Behaviour 195

14.4 Communication 196

14.5 Biological Rhythms 199

14.6 Sexual Behaviour 200

14.7 Behaviour at Birth and Parental Care 200

14.8 Development of Behaviour 201

15 Behaviour of Cats / J. Bradshaw 204

15.1 Origins and Domestication 204

15.2 Effects of Domestication 205

15.3 Hunting Behaviour and Object Play 205

15.4 Social Behaviour and Communication 206

15.5 Courtship and Reproductive Behaviour 209

15.6 Dominance 210

15.7 Ontogeny of Behaviour 211

15.8 Socialization 212

15.9 The Ethology of Cat-Human Relationships 214

16 The Behaviour of Laboratory Mice and Rats / H. Würbel, C. Burn, N. Latham 217

16.1 General Biology 217

16.2 Origin and Domestication History 217

16.3 Diurnal Rhythm, Sleep and Grooming Behaviour 218

16.4 General Activity, Foraging and Feeding Behaviour 220

16.5 Social Organization and Social Behaviour 222

16.6 Mate Choice, Mating Behaviour and Parental Care 224

16.7 Housing and Welfare 228

16.8 Sensory and Motor Deprivation 228

16.9 Lack of Critical Resources 229

16.10 Phenotypic Mismatch and Developmental Disruption 230

16.11 Social Conflict 231

16.12 Environmental Stressors 231

16.13 Conclusions 232.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781845935368

1845935365

OCLC:

271812251

Publisher Number:

99943092989