Social behaviour in farm animals /

The book is about social behaviour in farm animals (cattle, pigs, domestic birds, sheep, horses and fish). Part I of the book deals with the concepts of social behaviour, Part II concentrates on species-specific animal behaviour, and part III tackles the contemporary topics in social behaviour.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Keeling, L. J. (Linda J.), Gonyou, H. W. (Harold W.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Wallingford, Oxon ; New York : CABI Pub., 2001.
Subjects:
Domestic animals > Behavior.
Social behavior in animals.
Animaux domestiques > Mœurs et comportement.
Comportement social chez les animaux.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry.
Domestic animals > Behavior
Social behavior in animals
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I Concepts in Social Behaviour; 1 Living in Groups: an Evolutionary Perspective; 2 Group Life; 3 Parental Behaviour; 4 The Evolution and Domestication of Social Behaviour; II The Social Behaviour of Domestic Species; 5 The Social Behaviour of Cattle; 6 The Social Behaviour of Pigs; 7 The Social Behaviour of Domestic Birds; 8 The Social Behaviour of Sheep; 9 The Social Behaviour of Horses; 10 The Social Behaviour of Fish; III Contemporary Topics in Social Behaviour; 11 Breaking Social Bonds; 12 Individual Differences and Personality.

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