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This book is a comprehensive study of nest-building behavior in birds. A much-needed synthesis of the previously scattered literature on this central aspect of avian biology, it is organized by behavior problems and focuses on evolution as its unifying theme.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Birds --- Nests. --- Behavior. --- Eggs and nests --- Behavior, Animal --- Behavior, Animal.
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Canine Behavior: Insights and Answers, 2nd Edition offers cutting-edge information on the latest advances in the field of clinical canine behavior. It is intended to meet the needs of veterinarians, veterinary students and technicians as well as pet owners dealing with problem pets, pet care personnel who handle dogs in the course of their work, and dog lovers who are seeking understanding of the natural and aberrant behaviors of their canine companions. This new edition establishes a solid foundation for understanding innate, dog-to-dog social interactions, communication, and sensory
Dogs --- 634.14 --- ethologie (lt) --- honden (lt) --- Behavior --- Pets --- Behavior. --- Animal Communication. --- Behavior, Animal --- Dogs. --- Animal Communication --- Behavior, Animal. --- Appetititve behavior --- Eliminative behavior, animal --- Sexual behavior, animal
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This innovative book provides a comprehensive synthesis of the emerging and topical field of disease ecology. I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it to those with a passion for diseases or primates. - Raina K. Plowright, TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution (2006)
Behavior, Animal. --- Communicable diseases. --- Primate Diseases. --- Primates.
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Veterinary medicine --- Veterinary Medicine. --- Behavior, Animal. --- Behavioral Research. --- Veterinary Medicine --- Behavior, Animal --- Behavioral Research
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How can we make better sense of animal behavior by using what we know about the brain? This is the first book that attempts to answer this important question by applying neural network theory. Scientists create Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) to make models of the brain. These networks mimic the architecture of a nervous system by connecting elementary neuron-like units into networks in which they stimulate or inhibit each other's activity in much the same way neurons do. This book shows how scientists can employ ANNs to analyze animal behavior, explore the general principles of the nervous systems, and test potential generalizations among species. The authors focus on simple neural networks to show how ANNs can be investigated by math and by computers. They demonstrate intuitive concepts that make the operation of neural networks more accessible to nonspecialists. The first chapter introduces various approaches to animal behavior and provides an informal introduction to neural networks, their history, and their potential advantages. The second chapter reviews artificial neural networks, including biological foundations, techniques, and applications. The following three chapters apply neural networks to such topics as learning and development, classical instrumental condition, and the role of genes in building brain networks. The book concludes by comparing neural networks to other approaches. It will appeal to students of animal behavior in many disciplines. It will also interest neurobiologists, cognitive scientists, and those from other fields who wish to learn more about animal behavior.
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591.5.636.1 --- Paardengedrag --- Paardenwelzijn --- Paardenvoeding --- Paardenstal --- 633.5 --- paarden (lt) --- dierenwelzijn (lt) --- Horses --- Behavior, animal --- Animal welfare --- Bonding, human-pet --- Behavior, Animal. --- Animal Welfare. --- Human-Animal Bond. --- Behavior, Animal --- Animal Welfare --- Human-Animal Bond --- Horses.
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This practical book helps you interpret and connect the physical signals that horses display in response to their environment. These signals are evident in the everyday actions, gestures and attitudes that horses communicate to each other, but are often so subtle that they can go unnoticed by humans. This book aims to rectify that, offering horse lovers and equine professionals an opportunity to gain a unique insight into their 'horse's world'.After reading this book you will be more astute in spotting calming signals, displacement activities, stress signals and distance-increasing signals, and better able to see which stimuli your horse can handle and which he cannot. This means you will know what to do to calm your horse before his stress rises to an unmanageable level. Language Signs and Calming Signals of Horses is both fascinating and important reading for any equine veterinary practitioner, student or nurse, as well as horse owners and trainers.
Horses --- Behavior, Animal --- Cheval --- Comportement animal --- psychology --- Psychologie --- Paardengedrag --- Lichaamstaal --- 636.1/16 --- Behavior, Animal. --- psychology. --- Animaux --- Psychologie. --- Moeurs et comportement. --- Comportement animal.
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Insects --- Behavior, Animal --- Behavior --- Insectes --- Entomologie --- Mœurs et comportementxPériodiques. --- Périodiques. --- Insecta --- Insect --- Animal Behavior --- Animal Behaviors --- Behaviors, Animal --- Hexapoda --- Pterygota --- Ethology --- Arthropoda --- Entomology --- Autotomy Animal --- Behavior, Animal. --- Insecta.
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Dogs have become the subject of increasing scientific study over the past two decades, chiefly due to their development of specialized social skills, seemingly a result of selection pressures during domestication to help them adapt to the human environment. The Social Dog: Behaviour and Cognition includes chapters from leading researchers in the fields of social cognition and behavior, vocalization, evolution, and more, focusing on topics including dog-dog and dog-human interaction, bonding with humans, social behavior and learning, and more. Dogs are being studied in comparat
Dogs --- Social behavior in animals --- Cognition in animals --- Human-animal relationships --- Agriculture --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Animal Sciences --- Behavior --- Psychology --- Evolution --- Behavior. --- Training. --- Chien. --- Comportement animal. --- Behavior, Animal --- Dogs. --- Behavior, Animal.
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Chickens are by far the world’s most widely farmed animal, kept for both meat and egg production. They are at the center of many debates regarding housing and production systems, causing significant interest in what lies behind chicken behavior. This accessible book covers sensory biology, behavioral development, preferences and aversions, social behavior, learning and cognition, behavioral issues in different systems and solutions for behavioral problems. Authored by an authority on chicken ethology, it brings together the fields of animal behavior, neuroscience, psychology and epidemiology to provide a comprehensive understanding of chicken behavior and help improve the lives of farmed chickens around the world.
Chickens --- Behavior, Animal--physiology --- Volailles --- Behaviour --- physiology --- Moeurs et comportement --- Physiologie --- Behavior, Animal --- Ethology --- Animal behavior --- Chicken --- 636.51/10 --- Gallus domesticus --- Gallus gallus --- Poultry --- Eggs --- Behavior --- Physiology --- methods --- Production --- physiology. --- Moeurs et comportement. --- Physiologie.
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