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Animal Motivation
Patrick William Colgan
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Paperback. Series: Chapman & Hall Animal Behaviour Series. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
The topic of animal motivation deals with how and why animals engage in particular activities: what mechanisms inside the animal generate behaviour, how stimuli from the external environment in fluence these mechanisms, and how this behaviour is beneficial to the animal. The topic is thus central both to academic studies in psychology and zoology and to applied matters in domestic species. Motivation has not been an area of great emphasis in the past 10-15 years but there is now a growing realization that it should receive greater attention. Drawing on concepts and observations from a number of areas, this book ... Read more
The topic of animal motivation deals with how and why animals engage in particular activities: what mechanisms inside the animal generate behaviour, how stimuli from the external environment in fluence these mechanisms, and how this behaviour is beneficial to the animal. The topic is thus central both to academic studies in psychology and zoology and to applied matters in domestic species. Motivation has not been an area of great emphasis in the past 10-15 years but there is now a growing realization that it should receive greater attention. Drawing on concepts and observations from a number of areas, this book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
Series
Chapman & Hall Animal Behaviour Series
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401068604
SKU
V9789401068604
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99-15
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