Ethology of Domestic Animals NOW OP?: an Introductory Text
Author:   Per Jensen (Linkoeping University, Sweden) ,  Per Jensen (Linkoeping University, Sweden) ,  Per Jensen (Linkoeping University, Sweden)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Edition:   2nd edition
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9781845935368


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   May 2009
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Per Jensen (Linkoeping University, Sweden) ,  Per Jensen (Linkoeping University, Sweden) ,  Per Jensen (Linkoeping University, Sweden)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.740kg
ISBN:  

9781845935368


ISBN 10:   1845935365
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   May 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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PART A: Basic elements of animal behaviour1: The study of animal behaviour and its applications2: Behavioural genetics, evolution and domestication3: Behaviour and physiology4: Motivation and the organisation of behaviour5: Learning and cognition6: Social and reproductive behaviour7: Abonormal behaviour, stress and welfare8: Human-animal relationsPART B: Species-specific behaviour of some important domestic animals9: Behaviour of fowl and other domesticated birds10: Behaviour of horses11: Behaviour of cattle12: Behaviour of sheep and goats13: Behaviour of pigs14: Behaviour of dogs15: Behaviour of cats16: Behaviour of laboratory mice and rats

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<br> [This text does] succeed in educating readers on ideas, concepts, and examples of animal behavior. --American Veterinary Medical Association<br>


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Per Jensen is professor of Ethology at Linkoping University in Sweden since 2002. He obtained his PhD on the behaviour of pigs in 1983 at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, where he stayed as a researcher and professor until he moved to the present position. He has conducted extensive research on the natural behaviour of pigs kept in large, outdoor enclosures. Since 1997, his main research topic is behaviour genetics of domestication, using chickens as study subjects. He is the head of a research group in applied ethology, with about ten people in total. Per Jensen is also heavily involved in teaching of ethology and genetics on all levels, from introductory courses, via advanced level and masters courses to PhD-training. For ten years, he was a member (and chairman) of the Scientific Committee of Animal Welfare of the EU-commission, and he is an editor-in-chief for Applied Animal Behaviour Science. .

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