| Description |
x, 303 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Animals, culture, and society |
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Animals, culture, and society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : what does it feel like to be a fox? -- Beastly passions -- Cognitive ethology : the comparative study of animal minds -- On aims and methods of cognitive ethology / with Dale Jamieson -- Reflections on animal selves / with Paul W. Sherman -- The social ecology of coyotes / with Michael C. Wells -- Population and social biology of free-ranging domestic dogs, Canis familiaris / with Thomas J. Daniels -- Ground scratching by male domestic dogs : a composite signal? -- Observations of scent-marking and discriminating self from others by a domestic dog (Canis familiaris) : tales of displaced yellow snow -- Social communication in canids : evidence for the evolution of a stereotyped mammalian display -- Virtuous nature -- Wild justice, cooperation, and fair play : minding manners, being nice, and feeling good -- Human (anthropogenic) effects on animal behavior -- Translocation effects on the behavior of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) / with John P. Farrar, Karin L. Coleman and Eric Stone -- Interactions among dogs, people, and the environment in Boulder, Colorado : a case study / with Carron A. Meaney -- Behavioral interactions and conflict among domestic dogs, black-tailed prairie dogs, and people in Boulder, Colorado / with Robert W. Ickes -- The importance of ethics in conservation biology : let's be ethicists not ostriches -- Ethics and the study of carnivores : doing science while respecting animals / with Dale Jamieson -- Afterword : minding animals, minding earth - old brains in new bottlenecks. |
| Subject |
Cognition in animals.
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Social behavior in animals.
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Animal rights.
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Animal welfare.
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Animals.
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Social Behavior.
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Cognition.
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| ISBN |
1592133479 cloth alkaline paper |
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9781592133475 cloth alkaline paper |
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1592133487 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781592133482 paperback alkaline paper |
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