| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 308 pages ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
In the tradition of Temple Grandin, Oliver Sacks, and Neil Shubin, cardiologist and psychiatrist Natterson-Horowitz and science writer Bowers look at the remarkable correspondences between the way human beings and animals live, die, get sick, and heal in their natural settings. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-291) and index. |
| Contents |
Dr. House, meet Doctor Doolittle : redefining the boundaries of medicine -- The feint of heart : why we pass out -- Jews, jaguars, and Jurassic cancer : new hope for an ancient diagnosis -- Roar-gasm : an animal guide to human sexuality -- Zoophoria : getting high and getting clean -- Scared to death : heart attacks in the wild -- Fat planet : why animals get fat and how they get thin -- Grooming gone wild : pain, pleasure, and the origins of self-injury -- Fear of feeding : eating disorders in the animal kingdom -- The koala and the clap : the hidden power of infection -- Leaving the nest : animal adolescence and the risky business of growing up -- Zoobiquity. |
| Subject |
Diseases -- Animal models.
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Veterinary pathology.
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Medicine, Comparative.
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Disease Models, Animal.
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Pathology.
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Pathology, Veterinary.
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Physiology, Comparative.
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Psychology, Comparative.
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| Added Author |
Bowers, Kathryn.
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| ISBN |
9780307593481 hardback $26.95 |
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0307593487 hardback |
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