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Dog behavior : modern science and our canine companions / James C. Ha, University of Washington and DrJimHa.com, Tracy L. Campion.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ha, James C., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dogs--Behavior.
- Dogs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 205 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; San Diego, CA : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2019]
- Contents:
- Dawn of the dog: evolutionary theory and the origin of modern dogs (Canis familiaris)
- Why tails wag: umwelts, innenwelts, and canine "guilt"
- Mapping the mind: brain structure and development
- What a dog knows: analyzing sensory perception to interpret behavior
- The emotional animal: using the science of emotions to interpret behavior
- Is it worth the risk: how costs and benefits drive decision-making and the evolution of behavior
- You can't always get what you want: the costs and benefits of being social
- How I behave depends upon how you behave, maybe: game theory and our canine companions
- Debunking dominance: canine social structure and behavioral ecology
- The tale of our first friends: using the natural history of domesticated dogs to understand their behavior.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780128167465 (electronic bk.)
- 0128167467 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99993281670
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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