| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 367 pages) |
| Contents |
A Decade-or-More's Progress in Understanding Stereotypic Behaviour / J. Rushen and G. Mason -- Stereotypic Oral Behaviour in Captive Ungulates : Foraging, Diet and Gastrointestinal Function / R. Bergeron, A.J. Badnell-Waters, S. Lambton and G. Mason -- Locomotory Stereotypies in Carnivores : Does Pacing Stem from Hunting, Ranging or Frustrated Escape? / R. Clubb and S. Vickery -- The Motivational Basis of Caged Rodents' Stereotypies / H. Würbel -- Perseveration and Stereotypy : Systems-level Insights from Clinical Psychology / J.P. Garner -- Deprived Environments : Developmental Insights from Primatology / M.A. Novak, J.S. Meyer, C. Lutz and S. Tiefenbacher -- The Neurobiology of Stereotypy I : Environmental Complexity / M.H. Lewis, M.F. Presti, J.B. Lewis and C.A. Turner -- The Neurobiology of Stereotypy II : the Role of Stress / S. Cabib -- Environmental Enrichment as a Strategy for Mitigating Stereotypies in Zoo Animals : a Literature Review and Meta-analysis / R. Swaisgood and D. Shepherdson -- Veterinary and Pharmacological Approaches to Abnormal Repetitive Behaviour / D. Mills and A. Luescher -- Stereotypic Behaviour in Captive Animals : Fundamentals and Implications for Welfare and Beyond / G. Mason |
| Summary |
Abnormal behaviour patterns, from the jumping and somersaulting of caged laboratory mice to the pacing of enclosed 'big cats', are displayed by many millions of farm, zoo, research and companion animals. Including new chapters and over 30 contributors, this book focuses on the causation and treatment of these environment-induced stereotypic behaviours, and their implications for animal welfare and normalcy of brain functioning. The book begins by taking an ethological perspective, focusing on the constraints captivity places on animals' normal behavioural repertoires, and the effects these hav |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Animal behavior.
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Animal welfare.
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Stereotyped behavior (Psychiatry)
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Behavior, Animal
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Stereotyped Behavior
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Animal Welfare
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
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Carnivores.
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Horses.
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Mice.
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Primates.
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Rodents.
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Abnormal behaviour.
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Animal behaviour.
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Animal welfare.
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Behaviour.
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Behaviour problems.
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Brain.
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Drug therapy.
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Environmental factors.
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Feeding behaviour.
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Human behaviour.
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Laboratory animals.
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Livestock.
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Motivation.
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Pets.
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Psychology.
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Stress.
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Stress response.
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Therapy.
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Ungulates.
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Zoo animals.
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Animal behavior.
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Animal welfare.
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Stereotyped behavior (Psychiatry)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mason, Georgia
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Rushen, Jeffrey.
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| ISBN |
9781845930554 |
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184593055X |
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1280735392 |
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9781280735394 |
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9786610735396 |
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6610735395 |
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