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Elements of Ethology
D. G. M. Wood-Gush
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Description for Elements of Ethology
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
The object of this book is to introduce ethology to agricultural and veterinary students. Today ethology covers many approaches to the study of animal behaviour which are connected by one unifying concept: all behaviour must be considered in relation to the ecology and evolutionary history of the species under investigation. This may seem to some to put domesticated animals beyond the scope of classical ethology but, while domestication has involved some behavioural changes, we shall see that much of the behaviour of our species of farm livestock differs little from that of their putative ancestors. It is assumed that students ... Read more
The object of this book is to introduce ethology to agricultural and veterinary students. Today ethology covers many approaches to the study of animal behaviour which are connected by one unifying concept: all behaviour must be considered in relation to the ecology and evolutionary history of the species under investigation. This may seem to some to put domesticated animals beyond the scope of classical ethology but, while domestication has involved some behavioural changes, we shall see that much of the behaviour of our species of farm livestock differs little from that of their putative ancestors. It is assumed that students ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412231704
SKU
V9780412231704
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Ref
99-15
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