Animal domestication and behavior / Edward O. Price.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Price, Edward O.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Domestication.

Animal behavior.

Domestic animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 297 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York : CABI Pub., c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Synthesizes the knowledge of the process of domestication and how it has affected the behaviour of captive wild and domesticated animals.

Contents:

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 Environment; Chapter 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-282).

ISBN:

1-280-82983-4

9786610829835

0-85199-772-4

OCLC:

476061306