The ethology of domestic animals : an introductory text / Per Jensen, IFM Biology, Linköping University. - 3rd edition. - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA : CABI, 2017 - xii, 299 pages : color illustrations, charts.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part A: basic elements of animal behaviour -- The study of animal behaviour and its applications -- Behaviour genetics, evolution and domestication -- Behaviour and physiology -- Motivation and the organization of behaviour -- Lerning and cognition -- Social and reproductive behaviour -- Play behaviour -- Introduction to animal personality -- Abnormal behaviour, stress and welfare -- Part B: species-specific behaviour of some important domestic animals -- Behaviour of domesticated birds: chickens, turkeys and ducks -- Behaviour of horses -- Behaviour of cattle -- The behaviour of sheep and goats -- Behaviour of pigs -- Behaviour of dogs -- Behabiour of cats -- Behaviour od foxes and mink kept for fur production -- Behaviour of laboratory mice and rats.

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Livestock--Behavior.
Ganadería--Comportamiento
Domestic animals--Behavior.
Animales domésticos--Conducta.

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