The Ethology of Domestic Animals

Completely updated, revised and redesigned in colour throughout, this classic bestselling text continues to provide a concise introduction to the important fundamentals of animal behaviour from genetics, physiology, motivation, learning and cognition, through to social and reproductive behaviour, abnormal behaviour and human-animal interactions.

- Concise but comprehensive coverage of all the fundamentals of animal behaviour in companion, farm and laboratory animals.
- Expert authors and key opinion leaders from around the world provide the latest evidence-based information on animal behaviour and welfare.
- A revised layout and design, means it is easy to find key information at a glance, making it an ideal rapid revision tool.
- New for the third edition: new chapters on fur animals with the inclusion of more species and expanded sections on canine behaviour.

This text remains a highly respected, essential resource for both students and lecturers in animal and veterinary science, animal welfare, zoology and psychology.

- 1: The study of animal behaviour and its applications, Per Jensen
- 2: Behaviour genetics, evolution and domestication, Per Jensen
- 3: Behaviour and physiology, Anna Valros and Laura Hänninen
- 4: Motivation and the organisation of behaviour, Georgia Mason and Melissa Bateson
- 5: Learning and Cognition, Michael Mendl and Christine J. Nicol
- 6: Social and reproductive behaviour, Daniel M. Weary and David Fraser
- 7: Play and ontogeny of behaviour, Susan Held
- 8: Introduction to animal personality, Hanne Løvlie
- 9: Abnormal behaviour, stress and welfare, Linda Keeling and Per Jensen
- 10: Human-animal relations, Susanne Waiblinger
- 11: Behaviour of domesticated birds: chickens, turkeys and ducks, Joy Mench
- 12: Behaviour of horses, Daniel Mills and Sarah Redgate
- 13: Behaviour of Cattle, Cassandra B. Tucker
- 14: The behaviour of sheep and goats, Cathy Dwyer
- 15: Behaviour of pigs, Marek Špinka
- 16: BEHAVIOUR OF DOGS, Deborah L. Wells
- 17: Behaviour of cats, John Bradshaw
- 18: Behaviour of Foxes and Mink kept for Fur Production, Anne-Lene Hovland, Leena Ahola, Jens Malmkvist
- 19: The behaviour of laboratory mice and rats, Hanno Würbel, Charlotte Burn and Naomi Latham

Suitable for students, researchers and teachers of applied ethology, animal welfare and veterinary science.