Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive update to the first monograph on dog behaviour, evolution and cognition. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

* 1: Dogs in historical perspective


* 2: Concepts in the study of dog behaviour


* 3: Methodological issues in the behavioural study of the dog


* 4: Dogs in anthropogenic environments: family and society


* 5: Comparative overview of Canis


* 6: The story of domestication: Archaeological and phylogenetic evidence


* 7: The emergence of phenotypic novelty


* 8: Intra-specific social organization in dogs and related forms


* 9: The perceptual world of the dog


* 10: Physical-ecological problem solving


* 11: Affiliative and agonistic social relationships


* 12: Communication, play and collaboration


* 13: Social learning and social problem solving


* 14: Change of behaviour in time: From birth to death


* 15: The organisation of individual behaviour


* 16: The genetic contribution to behaviour 

Kritik

A must read for anyone with an interest in the history and recent advances of scientific research into companion animals, from veterinarians and behavioural practitioners to students of animal cognition and behaviour. Victoria Ratcliffe and David Reby, Animal Behaviour 

Autoreninfo

Adam Miklosi, Head of Department, Department of Ethology, Eotvos University