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Olfaction in Animal Behaviour and Welfare
Birte Nielsen
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Description for Olfaction in Animal Behaviour and Welfare
Paperback. From the scientific basis of olfaction and odour perception, the text covers pheromones, odorant learning and behavioural tests before describing the role of olfaction, for example in fear, foraging and reproduction, and olfactory behaviour in farm animals, zoo animals, laboratory animals and companion animals. Editor(s): Nielsen, Birte Lindstrom. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: MZ; PSVP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Evidence-based, yet entirely practical, this important new text builds upon the basics of neuroscience to describe the links between olfaction and animal behaviour, and the effects of odours in animal welfare. Animals use smells in a multitude of ways: to orientate themselves, to create social bonds, to recognise food, to initiate reproduction, and to avoid predators and imminent threats such as fire. Starting from the scientific basis of olfaction and odour perception, the book covers pheromones and behavioural tests, before describing the role of olfaction in feeding behaviour, reproduction, disease detection, and animal housing. The book: * is written in ... Read more
Evidence-based, yet entirely practical, this important new text builds upon the basics of neuroscience to describe the links between olfaction and animal behaviour, and the effects of odours in animal welfare. Animals use smells in a multitude of ways: to orientate themselves, to create social bonds, to recognise food, to initiate reproduction, and to avoid predators and imminent threats such as fire. Starting from the scientific basis of olfaction and odour perception, the book covers pheromones and behavioural tests, before describing the role of olfaction in feeding behaviour, reproduction, disease detection, and animal housing. The book: * is written in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
CABI Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786391599
SKU
V9781786391599
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Birte Nielsen
Birte Lindstrom Nielsen is with Institute Nationale de Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France.
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