Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition - 2nd Edition

Zusatztext This is the first book to collate and synthesize the recent burgeoning primary research literature on dog behaviour, evolution, and cognition. ... I highly recommend it for all people interested in the behavior of dogs and some of their wild relatives. ... Each time I go to it I'm amazed by its breadth and the care with which Dr. Miklosi covers numerous diverse topics. Klappentext 0 Zusammenfassung 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

Product details

• Authors: Adam Miklosi, Miklosi Adam
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2014
• EAN: 9780199646661
• ISBN: 978-0-19-964666-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 198 mm x 255 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Animal behaviour, Ethology and animal behaviour, Zoology: Mammals, Zoology: mammals (mammalogy), Evolution / Evolutionary biology