Animals and society

Efficient Livestock Handling: The Practical Application of Animal Welfare and Behavioral Science brings together the science-based disciplines of animal behavior and welfare to discuss how knowledge of one area (behavior) can be used to promote the other.

Advances in the Study of Behavior was initiated over 40 years ago to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior.

Advances in Pig Welfare analyzes current topical issues in the key areas of pig welfare assessment and improvement.

Advances in Sheep Welfare examines the recent advances made in sheep welfare assessment, handling and management, providing state-of-the-art coverage of the welfare needs of one of the world's most widely farmed animals.

Snow Leopards: Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes is the only comprehensive work on the biology, behavior, and conservation status of the snow leopard, a species that has long been one of the least studied, and hence poorly understood, of the large cats.

Gorilla Pathology and Health: With a Catalogue of Preserved Materials consists of two cross-referenced parts.

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Animal Behavior covers the broad sweep of animal behavior from its neurological underpinnings to the importance of behavior in conservation.

'Share[s] the life-enhancing joys of the humble hen' Sunday Times'Clocks our obsession with chicken-keeping .

Penguin Biology is the first broad-based collection of biological and ecological studies of these unique birds to be published since 1975.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;WESTERN CLASSICS SERIES"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:The Wolf HuntersThe Gold HuntersThe Danger TrailThe Flower of the NorthThe Hunted WomanThe Courage of Marge O'DooneThe River's EndThe Valley of Silent MenThe Country BeyondJames Oliver Curwood (1878-1927) was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist.

The increasing realization among behaviorists and psychologists is that many animals learn by observation as members of social systems.

Radio Tracking and Animal Populations is a succinct synthesis of emerging technologies and their applications to the empirical and theoretical problems of population assessment.

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John Fleagle has improved on his 1988 text by reconceptualizing chapters and by bringing new findings in functional and evolutionary approaches to bear on his synthesis of comparative primate data.

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Das brisante Sachbuch zum Thema Rassezucht bei Hunden und KatzenDeutschlands profiliertester Tierpathologe entlarvt das immense Leid, das die Zucht reiner Rassen bei Haustieren vielfach verursacht.

A photographic tribute to the panda, featuring details on their home, feeding behavior, mating habits, and survival in the face of human encroachment.

Red Panda: Biology and Conservation of the First Panda, Second Edition, provides the most up-to-date research, data, and conservation solutions for the red pandas, Ailurus species.

Ein eindringlicher Weckruf und eine faszinierende Beschreibung dessen, was Tiere konnenWild- und Haustiere sind wahre Meister der Anpassung an veranderte Umweltbedingungen.

From the rustle of a crow's wings to the cool touch of moss on a stone wall, to the quiet determination of a worm crossing a sidewalk, The Sound of Feathers invites readers to notice the small wonders of life all around them.