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CRC Press Feeding Horses
Book SynopsisThis concise handbook provides evidence-based, practical horse nutrition accessibleto all readers. Standing out from very dense, theoretical and practical horsenutrition books, it arms equine students, veterinary students and horse ownerswith practically applicable information, bringing theory and practice together.At the end of each chapter, veterinarian and equine nutrition experts Dr GulsahKaya Karasu and Dr Peter Huntington provide guidance on practical applications,calculations and the real-life use of information. For example, how is gastric ulcerformation triggered by traditional horse feeding? How can the risk of gastric ulcerformation be reduced with evidence-based feeding?Divided into four parts, the book covers the horseâs digestive system, types offeeds, formulating rations, and nutrition-related health disorders. Its scientificallyvalidated, practical information will be invaluable for horse ow
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Handbook of Animal Ethics
Book SynopsisThere isnât one conversation about animal ethics. Instead, there are several important ones that are scattered across many disciplines.This volume both surveys the field of animal ethics and draws professional philosophers, graduate students, and undergraduates more deeply into the discussions that are happening outside of philosophy departments. To that end, the volume contains more nonphilosophers than philosophers, explicitly inviting scholars from other fieldsâsuch as animal science, ecology, economics, psychology, law, environmental science, and applied biology, among othersâto bring their own disciplinary resources to bear on matters that affect animals. The Routledge Handbook of Animal Ethics is composed of 44 chapters, all appearing in print here for the first time, and organized into the following six sections:I. Thinking About AnimalsII. Animal Agriculture and HuntingIII. Animal Research and Genetic EngineeringTrade Review"A wonderful collection of well-informed and diverse perspectives on some of the most interesting and important topics in contemporary animal ethics. Highly recommended."Ben Bramble, University of LiverpoolTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Psychological Mechanisms Involved in Human– Animal Interactions: How Do Humans Cognize About Animals 2. Understanding the Moral Implications of Morgan’s Canon 3. Animal Intelligence 4. The Emotional Lives of Animals 5. Animal Self-Awareness: Types, Distribution, and Ethical Significance 6. The Moral Animal 7. Quantifying Animal Well-Being and Overcoming the Challenge of Interspecies Comparisons 8. Cost-Effectiveness in Animal Health: An Ethical Analysis 9. The Origins of Factory Farming in the United States: An Overview 10. The Economics of Intensive Animal Agriculture 11. Animal Welfare—Is Intensification the Problem? 12. Intensive Animal Agriculture and the Environment 13. Intensive Animal Agriculture and Human Health 14. Seafood Ethics: Reconciling Human Well-being with Fish Welfare 15. Small-Scale Animal Agriculture 16. Subsistence Hunting 17. Institutionalized Ethical Assessments of Animal Experiments 18. Animal Models: Problems and Prospects 19. Applied Ethics in Animal Experimentation 20. Genetic Engineering of Nonhuman Animals 21. Building Ethical De-extinction Programs: Considerations of Animal Welfare in Genetic Rescue 22. Pets 23. The Ethics of Domestication 24. The Ethics of Keeping Pets 25. The Ethics of Companion Animal Euthanasia 26. Links Between Violence Against Humans and Nonhuman Animals: Examining the Role of Adverse Family Environments 27. Zoos and Aquariums Committing to Integrated Species Conservation 28. The Educational Value of Zoos: An Empirical Perspective 29. Moral Arguments Against Zoos 30. Defensible Zoos and Aquariums 31. Killing for Conservation: Ethical Considerations for Controlling Wild Animals 32. Ethical Dimensions of Invasive Animal Management 33. Property, Regulation, and Endangered Species Conservation 34. The Laissez-Faire View: Why We’re Not Normally Required to Assist Wild Animals 35. Welfare Biology 36. Wild Animals as Political Subjects 37. The History of Animal Activism: Intersectional Advocacy and the American Humane Movement 38. The Political and Cultural Sociology of Animal Advocacy 39. Beyond Compare: Intersectionality and Interspecieism for Co-liberation With Other Animals 40. Political Lobbying for Animals 41. Effective Animal Advocacy 42. Cultured Meat: A New Story for the Future of Food 43. Veganism, (Almost) Harm-Free Animal Flesh, and Nonmaleficence: Navigating Dietary Ethics in an Unjust World 44. Animal Sanctuaries
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat
Book SynopsisA Colour Handbook of Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat was one of the first books to bring key information about skin diseases to clinicians in an easy-to-use problem-oriented format. This fully revised and updated Third Edition responds to the huge growth in knowledge about skin conditions over the last decade, including the discovery of new conditions, the development of new approaches to management, and effective new treatment options. Chapters are organized based on symptoms, each containing a decision tree giving basic and practical guidance. The clear user-friendly design provides one condition per page (or spread of pages). 13 chapters covering over 120 skin, claw and ear conditions classified by their principle presenting sign. Concise, systematically structured text covering definition, aetiology and pathogenesis, clinical features, differential diagnoses, diagnostic tests and management. Trade Review "Completely up-to-date and fully referenced throughout, "Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat" is impressively updated in response to developments in veterinary dermatology over the last decade; Presents a clear and user-friendly design with one condition per page (or spread of pages); and is referenced throughout to give the clinician access to the literature."Susan Bethany, Midwest Book Review, Jan 2019 "This is a high-quality book overall {...} I am extremely appreciative of this one's evidence-based medicine approach." Jason B. Pieper, DVM, MS, DACVD (University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine) "Completely up-to-date and fully referenced throughout, "Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat" is impressively updated in response to developments in veterinary dermatology over the last decade; Presents a clear and user-friendly design with one condition per page (or spread of pages); and is referenced throughout to give the clinician access to the literature."Susan Bethany, Midwest Book Review, Jan 2019 "This is a high-quality book overall {...} I am extremely appreciative of this one's evidence-based medicine approach." Jason B. Pieper, DVM, MS, DACVD, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine Table of Contents Chapter 1 Basics. Chapter 2 Pruritic Dermatoses. Chapter 3 Papular, pustular, and/or crusting diseases. Chapter 4 Alopecic dermatoses. Chapter 5 Diseases of abnormal keratinization and scaling. Chapter 6 Ulcerative Dermatoses. Chapter 7 Diseases with draining tracts or sinus formation. Chapter 8 Diseases of the paws and nails. Chapter 9 Diseases of the nasal planum. Chapter 10 Pediatric and congenital disease. Chapter 11 Nodular diseases and neoplasia. Chapter 12 Diseases of abnormal pigmentation. Chapter 13 Diseases of the ears.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Strategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research and
Book SynopsisStrategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research and Practice focuses on the most effective methods for measuring and evaluating changes in behavior. The authors provide the rationale for different procedures for measuring behavior and designing within-subject comparisons between control and intervention conditions. The text explains the strengths and weaknesses of methodological alternatives for every topic so that behavioral researchers and practitioners can make the best decisions in each situation.This classic text has been extensively revised to be more accessible and practical. Not only does it feature much more discussion of how research methods are relevant to today's practitioners, it also includes additional examples based on field research and service delivery scenarios. With expanded coverage on creating experimental designs, as well as new chapters on behavioral assessment, the statistical analysis of data, and ethical issues associated with research methodTable of ContentsPREFACEPART ONE THE NATURAL SCIENCE OF BEHAVIOR1 DISCOVERY IN RESEACH AND PRACTICE2 BEHAVIOR AS A SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL SUBJECT MATTER3 ASKING QUESTIONS: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?PART TWO MEASUREMENT4 SELECTING AND DEFINING TARGET BEHAVIORS5 DIMENSIONS OF BEHAVIOR AND UNITS OF MEASUREMENT6 OBSERVING AND RECORDING7 BEHAVIOR ANALYTIC ASSESSMENT 8. EVALUATING MEASUREMENTPART THREE DESIGN9 BEHAVIORAL VARIABILITY10 STEADY STATES AND TRANSITIONS11 DESIGNING BEHAVIORAL COMPARISIONS12 SINGLE BASELINE DESIGNS13 MULTILE BASELINE DESIGNSPART FOUR INTERPRETATION14 GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIORAL DATA15 GROUP RESEARCH DESIGNS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSES16 INTERPRETING RESEARCH AND PRACTICAL PROJECTS17 BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS RESEARCH ETHICSGLOSSARYREFERENCES
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Taylor & Francis Inc Veterinary Nursing Care Plans
Book SynopsisThis book is the first veterinary textbook dedicated to nursing care plans. It offers a broad overview of the theory and practice of care planning in veterinary nursing, answering three key questions: What are nursing care plans? Why should nursing care plans be used in practice? How should nursing care plans be used in practice? Author Helen Ballantyne provides basic definitions and explanations which will be useful to those unfamiliar with nursing care plans. For those veterinary nurses and technicians who are using nursing care plans, the content stimulates debate and discussion, by covering some of the philosophical and theoretical aspects of nursing and drawing comparisons and contrasts between the veterinary and human nursing roles and contexts. There is a pressing need for veterinary nurses to establish themselves as professionals and develop their unique roleTrade ReviewNursing Care Plans are now becoming an essential part of nursing animals in our care. They are embedded into the syllabus of Veterinary Nursing students and this knowledge should be developed through a RVN’s career. Helen manages to take the important points for care plans and put them into a useable format that any veterinary nurse or student can learn from and develop their knowledge. I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone who wants to enhance their nursing skills and documentation with patients. Sam Morgan Cert Ed DipAVN(Medical & Surgical) RVN, BVNA President 2015/17 Helen Ballantyne has done an excellent job: the book is appropriately referenced, takes wonderful comparisons from human nursing, addresses common concerns and questions about nursing care plans, and above all makes the concept of these plans very relatable to the daily practice of veterinary nurses and technicians. Liza W Rudolph, BAS, RVT, VTS (CP-CF, SAIM), Manager of the Academy of Veterinary Technicians in Clinical Practice (AVTCP) and Maryland Veterinary Technician Association, USAVeterinary Nursing Care Plans: Theory and Practice does a thorough job in defining nursing care plans. Although veterinary nursing plans are not commonly used in current practice in America, the author makes a convincing argument for their implementation. She highlights the importance of providing holistic care, improving client communication, promoting collaboration among the veterinary team, and instituting clinical governance and asserts that the use of veterinary nursing plans can facilitate those aims and increase the bottom line of a practice. Lisa L. Eller, DVM, Arthur Veterinary Clinic, USA in JAVMA, Vol 253, No. 6, September 2018 This book is well structured. It begins by introducing care plans – what they are, and why and how they should be used. The author includes examples of different types of plan, such the Roper, Logan and Tierney model and also Orem. This makes it ideal for students like myself who are learning about care plans and how to implement them effectively in practice. It would also be a great read for those wanting to optimise their use of such plans in practice. I believe this is a fantastic book; it has greatly expanded my knowledge of care planning and its successful implementation and I would recommend it to anyone seeking to learn more about care planning.Charlotte Evans, student vet nurse, in Vet Record, December 2019Nursing Care Plans are now becoming an essential part of nursing animals in our care. They are embedded into the syllabus of Veterinary Nursing students and this knowledge should be developed through a RVN’s career. Helen manages to take the important points for care plans and put them into a useable format that any veterinary nurse or student can learn from and develop their knowledge. I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone who wants to enhance their nursing skills and documentation with patients.Sam Morgan Cert Ed DipAVN(Medical & Surgical) RVN, BVNA President 2015/17 Helen Ballantyne has done an excellent job: the book is appropriately referenced, takes wonderful comparisons from human nursing, addresses common concerns and questions about nursing care plans, and above all makes the concept of these plans very relatable to the daily practice of veterinary nurses and technicians. Liza W Rudolph, BAS, RVT, VTS (CP-CF, SAIM), Manager of the Academy of Veterinary Technicians in Clinical Practice (AVTCP) and Maryland Veterinary Technician Association, USAVeterinary Nursing Care Plans: Theory and Practice does a thorough job in defining nursing care plans. Although veterinary nursing plans are not commonly used in current practice in America, the author makes a convincing argument for their implementation. She highlights the importance of providing holistic care, improving client communication, promoting collaboration among the veterinary team, and instituting clinical governance and asserts that the use of veterinary nursing plans can facilitate those aims and increase the bottom line of a practice. Lisa L. Eller, DVM, Arthur Veterinary Clinic, USA in JAVMA, Vol 253, No. 6, September 2018 This book is well structured. It begins by introducing care plans – what they are, and why and how they should be used. The author includes examples of different types of plan, such the Roper, Logan and Tierney model and also Orem. This makes it ideal for students like myself who are learning about care plans and how to implement them effectively in practice. It would also be a great read for those wanting to optimise their use of such plans in practice. I believe this is a fantastic book; it has greatly expanded my knowledge of care planning and its successful implementation and I would recommend it to anyone seeking to learn more about care planning.Charlotte Evans, student vet nurse, in Vet Record, December 2019Table of ContentsPreface.Chapter 1: History Chapter 2: The Nursing ProcessChapter 3: Nursing modelsChapter 4: Veterinary nursing care plansChapter 5: How to write a care plan. Chapter 6: Nursing care plans and the patientChapter 7: Nursing care plans and the professionChapter 8: Nursing care plans and educationChapter 9: Nursing care plans and research Chapter 10: The future - are they useful or not?Conclusion Index
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Jenny Stanford Publishing Canines: The Original Biosensors
Book SynopsisDetection canines have been utilized throughout the world for over a century, and while numerous attempts have been made to replicate the canine’s ability to detect substances by mechanical means, none has been as successful. The olfactory system is a highly intricate and sophisticated design for chemical sensing, and the olfactory capacity of many animals, including canines, is considered unmatched by machine due to not only their great sensitivity and superior selectivity but also their trainability and mobility. These unique features have led to the use of such animals as "whole-animal" biosensors.Amplifying the benefits and diminishing the limitations of detection canines' interdisciplinary research is crucial to understanding canine olfaction and detection and enhancing this powerful and complex detector. The past 50 years have produced vast advancements in animal behavior/training technology to develop canines into more proficient and reliable sensors, while scientific research has provided tremendous support to help practitioners better understand how to utilize this powerful sensor. This book assembles a diverse group of authors with expertise in a variety of fields relating to detection canines and the chemical sensing industry, including both research and operational perspectives on detection canines. It illustrates how science enhances our understanding of how canines are employed for solving some of the world’s leading detection challenges.Table of ContentsSection 1: A Dog’s World: Chemical Sensing through Olfaction 1. Introduction: Canine, the Original Biosensor 2. Comparing the Olfactory Capabilities of Dogs with Machines Designed to Detect Odors 3. Sensitivity and Selectivity in Canine Detectors 4. Chemical Information in Olfactory and Sensor Array Systems 5. Insect Olfaction in Chemical Sensing Section 2: Understanding the Canine Biosensor: Fundamentals 6. Neurobiological, Cognitive, and Behavioral Bases of Canine Olfactory Capabilities in Detection 7. Understanding the Dynamics of Odor to Aid in Odor Detection 8. Towards the Development of a Human Scent Model 9. How Science Supports and Law Influences Forensic Canine Utilization in the United States: Considerations for Human Scent Evidence (Trailing) and Human Remains Detection Canines Section 3: Fostering an Effective Sensor: Training and Evaluation 10. Training the Sensor: Impacts of Learning on Canine Detection and Performance 11. Training Considerations for Operational Performance: Train the Handler, Train the Dog, Train the Team 12. When Does Handler Perception Become Canine Detection? How Applied Behavior Analysis and Ethology Can Improve Handler Interpretation of Canine Behavior 13. Considerations for Testing the Capability of Operational Detection Dogs 14. Considerations in Vapor Generation and Delivery for Canine Testing and Training Section 4: The Canine Biosensor in Practice 15. Dogs as Detectors for Hidden Digital Storage Devices: A Pilot Study from the National Police of The Netherlands 16. The Use of Dogs for the Detection of Human Remains 17. Canine Detection of Blood Evidence 18. Using Trained Dogs in Rape and Assault Cases 19. Role of Dogs in Detection of Human Diseases 20. Canine Detection Teams to Support Oil Spill Response Surveys 21. Broader Perspectives: Case Studies of Detection Canines in the Field
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The University of Michigan Press Animal Acts
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Michigan State University Press Animals as Neighbors: The Past and Present of
Book SynopsisIn this fascinating book, Terry O’Connor explores a distinction that is deeply ingrained in much of the language that we use in zoology, human-animal studies, and archaeology - the difference between wild and domestic.For thousands of years, humans have categorized animals in simple terms, often according to the degree of control that we have over them, and have tended to see the long story of human-animal relations as one of increasing control and management for human benefit. And yet, around the world, species have adapted to our homes, our towns, and our artificial landscapes, finding ways to gain benefit from our activities and so becoming an important part of our everyday lives. These commensal animals remind us that other species are not passive elements in the world around us but intelligent and adaptable creatures.Animals as Neighbors shows how a blend of adaptation and opportunism has enabled many species to benefit from our often destructive footprint on the world. O’Connor investigates the history of this relationship, working back through archaeological records. By requiring us to take a multifaceted view of human-animal relations, commensal animals encourage a more nuanced understanding of those relations, both today and throughout the prehistory of our species.
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Harvard University Press Primate Psychology
Book SynopsisThis book, one of the few comprehensive attempts at integrating behavioral research into human and nonhuman primates, does precisely that—and in doing so, offers a clear, in-depth look at the mutually enlightening work being done in psychology and primatology.Trade ReviewA magnificent and important book. Maestripieri has created an authoritative synopsis of a growing and contentious research field that for too long has been hyper-dispersed among narrowly conceived literatures and academic departments. The authors put the current work on the psychology of human and nonhuman primates in historical perspective and also show us the latest developments and controversies. Primate Psychology should be required reading for academic researchers and science popularizers who have studied the evolution of human personality, emotion, and intelligence. -- Sue Boinski, University of FloridaIn this pathbreaking book, the editor and contributors look at primate behavior from a body of theory that was developed through the study of humans...Twenty-nine leading specialists examine a tremendous range of topics. Bravely conceived and well executed, this edited volume will go a long way toward uniting a field that in the past has been hopelessly fragmented within the academic isolation of many different departments and journals. -- F. S. Szalay * Choice *Primate Psychology is a fascinating update of this field of research, written by 29 specialists. It deals with humans as well as other primates, a rare integration, and is enlightening when looking at social processes such as parenting. The editor, Dario Maestripieri, has included papers that point out gaps in our knowledge: for example, what has and has not been studied in conflict resolution among primates. -- Maggie McDonald * New Scientist *Primate Psychology is a fascinating update of this field of research, written by 29 specialists. It deals with humans as well as other primates, a rare integration, and is enlightening when looking at social processes such as parenting. * New Scientist *Table of Contents* Preface * The Past, Present, and Future of Primate Psychology Dano Maestripieri * Aggression J. Dee Higley * Conflict Resolution Peter G. Judge * Sexuality Kim Wallen, Julia L. Zehr, Rebecca A. Herman, and Franklynn C. Graves * Attachment Dano Maestripieri * Parenting Lynn A. Fairbanks * Social Development and Affiliation James R. Roney and Dario Maestripieri * Comparing Cognitive Development Jesse M. Bering and Daniel J. Povinelli * Social Cognition Josep Call and Michael Tomasello * Personality Samuel D. Gosling, Scott O. Lilienfeld and Lori Marino * Emotions and Behavioral Flexibility Filippo Aureli and Andrew Whiten * Nonvocal Communication Lisa A. Parr and Dano Maestripieri * Nonlinguistic Vocal Communication Michael J. Owren, Drew Kendall, and Jo-Anne Bachorowski * Language Duane M. Rumbaugh, Michael J. Beran, and E. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh * Brain Substrates for Communication, Cognition, and Handedness William D. Hopkins, Dawn L. Pilcher, and Claudio Cantalupo * Psychopathology Alfonso Troisi * References * Contributors * Index
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CSIRO Publishing Hatch
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Yellow Pear Press Random Acts of Kindness by Animals: Inspiring
Book SynopsisHeartwarming and Compassionate Stories of Animal Love"This book is a loving tribute to all creatures, great and small." ―Tippi Hedren Filled with fascinating and heartwarming stories, this book details the power of animal love. Good deeds can be done by more than just humans!True tales of kindness. Random Acts of Kindness by Animals is packed with captivating stories, big and small, from simple acts of kindness, to grand gestures of compassion performed by various animals. Author and known speaker on animal-related issues, Stephanie LaLand has gathered a multitude of stories sure to fill your heart with happiness and hope. From dogs to dolphins, learn true stories of animal love, devotion, and bravery.Proof that human kindness is shared with animals. Anyone who’s had a pet knows there is something special about them. We see it in their eyes when they look at us affectionately or play with others or help someone in need. Animal behavior is interesting because in many ways, how they act and the things they do are similar to the way we care for each other. Animals are affectionate and smart creatures, and this book illustrates why kindness matters for us all.Inside, you’ll find: Inspiring animal stories of true animal love that will surprise you Examples of kindness and good deeds performed by our beloved animals Animal stories for adults and animal stories for children to teach instinctive behavioral connections between humans and animals If you liked Pawverbs for a Dog Lover’s Heart, You've Goat This, or Dogwinks, you’ll love Random Acts of Kindness by Animals.
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WW Norton & Co Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are
Book SynopsisA New York Times Bestseller From world-renowned biologist and primatologist Frans de Waal, a groundbreaking work on animal intelligence destined to become a classic.Trade Review"A good book. Read it instead of watching TV or playing video games. The whole world will be better as a result." -- Maria Rodale - Daily Beast"When I was growing up, aspiring naturalists or behavioral scientists would be given a copy of Konrad Lorenz’s zoological investigation King Solomon’s Ring to inspire them. With its wide-ranging and thought-provoking content, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? is an appropriate 21st-century replacement. If you are at all interested in what it is to be an animal, human or otherwise, you should read this book." -- Matthew Cobb - The Guardian"An entertaining, convincing case for assessing each species’s intelligence on its own terms….not only full of information and thought-provoking, it’s also a lot of fun to read." -- Nancy Szokan - The Washington Post"Astonishing...has the makings of a classic--and one fantastic read." -- People"A passionate and convincing case for the sophistication of nonhuman minds." -- Alison Gopnik - The Atlantic"A thoughtful and easy read, packed with information stemming from detailed empirical research, and one of de Waal's most comparative works that goes well beyond the world of nonhuman primates with whom he's most familiar." -- Marc Bekoff - Psychology Today"Engaging and informative." -- The New York Times"A beautifully written and delightfully conceived popular science book, written by an eminent researcher who has dedicated his career to making the general public aware of just how smart animals are." -- Nicola Clayton - Science"Walks us through research revealing what a ride range of animal species are actually capable of....it all deals a pretty fierce wallop to our sense of specialness." -- Jon Mooallem - New York Times Book Review"A fascinating history of the study of animal behavior and cognition." -- Bark"This is a remarkable book by a remarkable scientist. Drawing on a growing body of research including his own, de Waal shows that animals, from elephants and chimpanzees to the lowly invertebrates, are not only smarter than we thought, but also engaged in forms of thought we have only begun to understand." -- Edward O. Wilson, University Professor Emeritus, Harvard University"Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? will completely change your perceptions of the abilities of animals. This book takes the reader on a fascinating journey of discovery into the world of animal problem-solving." -- Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Behavior Genetics
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1983, this volume is a collection of papers by research workers active at the time. It includes reviews of special areas within the field and discussions of interactions with other behavioral sciences such as psychology, ethology, and sociobiology. Applications to medicine, psychiatry, and education are also considered. Contributors were encouraged to integrate history, present knowledge, and projections for the future. Although the book is not divided into sections there is some grouping of related chapters.Table of ContentsPreface. List of Contributors. 1. Fundamentals of Genetic and Evolutionary Theories Lee Ehrman and Joan Probber 2. Genetics of Human Nervous System Functioning Gordon Claridge and Gordon Mangan 3. Genetics of Exploratory Behavior and Activity Edward C. Simmel and Marjorie Bagwell 4. Behavioral Pharmacogenetics Gary P. Horowitz and Bruce C. Dudek 5. Medical Genetics. Genetic Counseling, and Behavior Genetics Gilbert S. Omenn 6. Genetics of Schizophrenia Ingrid Diederen 7. Genetics and Intelligence Sandra Scarr and Louise Carter-Saltzman 8. Ethology and Behavior Genetics John L. Fuller 9. Genetics of Social Behavior in Nonhuman Animals J. P. Scott 10. Epimeletic and Et-Epimeletic Behavior in Animals John C. Gurski 11. The Genetics of Agonistic and Sexual Behavior Janet S. Hyde 12. Sociobiology and Behavior Genetics John L. Fuller. Author Index. Subject Index.
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Taylor & Francis Creating Cultural Monsters Serial Murder in America
Book SynopsisSerial murderers generate an abundance of public interest, media coverage, and law enforcement attention, yet after decades of studies, serial murder researchers have been unable to answer the most important question: Why? Providing a unique and comprehensive exploration, Creating Cultural Monsters: Serial Murder in America explains connections between American culture and the incidence of serial murder, including reasons why most identified serial murderers are white, male Americans. It describes the omnipresence of serial murder in American media and investigates what it would take to decrease its occurrence.Presenting empirically supported arguments that have the potential to revolutionize how serial murder is understood, studied, and investigated, this volume: Places the serial murder phenomenon in a cultural context, promoting qualitative understanding and the potential for reducing its frequency Trade Review " … well thought out and scholarly …."—Heith Copes, University of Alabama at Birmingham"Using an interdisciplinary framework that takes into account culture, gender, and race, the book provides a critical analysis of serial murders in the United States and makes an important contribution to knowledge in culture, gender, race/ethnicity and criminology."—Hoan N. Bui, University of Tennessee, Knoxville "I will be adopting this book as a primary source for additional insight and information for teaching an upper division course on Serial Killers … . The author’s sociocultural approach to understanding serial murder is a much needed theoretical conceptualization"—Jacquelyn L. Sandifer, Campbellsville University, Kentucky, USA "The author has written a fascinating, creative, and enlightening examination of our cultural monsters. Anyone who seeks to understand this horrific phenomenon will want to read Wiest's excellent work." —Jack Levin, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts and author of Serial Killers and Sadistic Murderers: Up Close and Personal. Table of Contents Introduction. Part I: What We (Think We) Know about Serial Murder. Fundamentals of Serial Murder. The "Typical" Serial Murderer. Existing Explanations for Serial Murder. Part II: A Sociocultural Approach to Understanding Serial Murder. Cultural Context of Serial Murder. Applying the Model of American Culture. Implications. Appendix: Methodology. References. Index. Author.
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Taylor & Francis Crime Linkage
Book SynopsisThe increasing portrayal of forensic investigative techniques in the popular mediaâCSI, for example, has resulted in criminals becoming forensically aware and more careful about leaving behind physical evidence at a crime scene. This presents law enforcement with a significant problem: how can they detect serial offenders if they cannot rely on physical forensic evidence? One solution comes from psychology. A growing body of research has amassed in the area of behavioral consistency and the detection of serial offenders. A number of innovations are taking place in the field that have important implications for the practice of crime linkage and its use by police and the courts. Crime Linkage: Theory, Research, and Practice assembles this research and discusses its practical use.Topics include: Theoretical explanations for how, when, and why we may (or may not) see similarities in a personâs crime scene behavior <Table of Contents Introduction: Time to Consolidate and Reflect. Consistency and Distinctiveness of Criminal Behavior. Sex Crime Linkage: Sexual Fantasy and Offense Plasticity. The Effect of Mental Disorder on Crime Scene Behavior, Its Consistency, and Variability. Linking Crimes with Spatial Behavior: A Need to Tackle Some Remaining Methodological Concerns. Testing the Theories Underpinning Crime Linkage. A Cross-National Comparison of Behavioral Consistency in Serial Homicide. Crime Linkage: A Practitioner’s Perspective on Theory, Practice, and Research. The Use of Linkage Analysis Evidence in Serial Offense Trials. Crime Linkage as Expert Evidence—Making a Case for the Daubert Standard. The Ability of Human Judges to Link Crimes Using Behavioral Information: Current Knowledge and Unresolved Issues. Extending Crime Linkage to Versatile Offenders. Exploring If (Situation) … Then (Behavior) Contingencies in Interpersonal Crimes. Informing Practice: Research Methods in Crime Linkage Analysis. Crime Linkage Research: Where to from Here? Index.
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Springer The Tinbergen Legacy
Book SynopsisRICHARD DAWKINS A conference with the title 'The Tinbergen Legacy' was held in Oxford on 20th March, 1990. Over 120 of Niko Tinbergen's friends, family, colleagues, former students and people who had never met him in person converged at Oxford for what turned out to be a memorable day.Trade ReviewRichard Dawkins' introduction is engaging, warm, and personal. It sets the tone for the other chapters. Each one of these chapters is a special view, fittingly representing the unique contributions of each of the authors. This book made me sorry that I never knew Niko Tinbergen - American ZoologicalTable of ContentsEarly ethology: growing from Dutch roots.- Studying behavioural adaptations.- From animals to humans.- War and peace revisited.- Animal communication: ideas derived from Tiribergen’s activities.- The nature of culture.- Niko Tiribergen, comparative studies and evolution.- The Tinbergen legacy in photography and film.
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Taylor & Francis Neuroeconomics Hype or Hope
Book SynopsisIs neuroeconomics a flimsy fad likely to pass without leaving a discernible trace in economics? Or is it a promising new field with the potential to enrich and improve economic theory? Neuroeconomics brings together a unique mix of perspectives ranging from philosophy of science to neuroeconomics practice to reflect on the promises and limitations of neuroeconomics for the future of economics. The analyses collected in the volume suggest that although neuroeconomics raises methodological worries that ought to be dealt with, it might contribute to economics in various ways, some perhaps more promising than others. One thing comes out clearly, though: a complete insulation of economics from neuroscience and psychology is likely to do economics more harm than good.This book was originally published as a special issue of Journal of Economic Methodology.Table of Contents1. Introduction Caterina Marchionni and Jack Vromen 2. When economics meet neuroscience: Hype and hope Uskali Mäki 3. The disunity of neuroeconomics: a methodological approach Roberto Fumagalli 4. Inductive modeling using causal studies in neuroeconomics: brains on drugs Moana Vercoe and Paul J. Zak 5. The philosopher in the scanner (or: How can neuroscience contribute to social ontology?) Francesco Guala and Tim Hodgson 6. Why neuroeconomics is relevant for economics, despite different questions, abstractions and all that Emarh Aydinonat 7. Where economics and neuroscience might meet Jack Vromen 8. The methodologies of neuroeconomics Glenn Harrison and Don Ross 9. Neuroeconomics: a radical replacement of economics? Michiru Nagatsu 10. Do neurobiological data help us to understand economic decisions better? Alessandro Antonietti 11. Explanatory relevance across disciplinary boundaries – the case of neuroeconomics Jaakko Kuorikoski and Petri Ylikoski
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Taylor & Francis Police Responses to People with Mental Illnesses
Book SynopsisAccording to the World Health Organisation during their lifetime more than one quarter of all individuals will develop one or more mental or behavioural disorders. Given prevalence data like this it is not surprising that wherever they reside on the planet many persons suffering from a mental disorder, or as is more commonly termed in popular parlance a mental illness, are likely to come into contact with police at some stage in their lives. Indeed, research conducted in a number of countries suggests that about 10 per cent of all community police work involves some form of interaction with a person with a mental illness. From a police perspective these encounters are not only frequent but also often sensitive and challenging.Despite the difficulties associated with this important aspect of community policing surprisingly scant attention has been given to the development of empirically tested and established best practice approaches to managing police interactions with personTable of Contents1. Canadian Police Agencies and their Interactions with Persons with Mental Illness: A systems approach Dorothy Cotton and Terry Coleman 2. Tailoring the Police Response to People with Mental Illness to Community Characteristics in the United States Melissa Reuland 3. Current Trends in Policing and the Mentally Ill in Europe Rhonda Moore 4. Policing and the Mentally Ill in China: Challenges and Prospects T. Wing Lo and Xiaohai Wang 5. The Thin Blue Line of Mental Health in Australia Katrina Clifford 6. Police Officer Suicide within New South Wales Police Force from 1999 to 2008 Stephen Barron
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Taylor & Francis Trauma and Resilience Among Child Soldiers Around the World
Book SynopsisIt is estimated that approximately 300,000 children actively serve in various kinds of military groups around the world. Some of these children are forcibly conscripted through abduction or threats of violence to themselves or their families, others are coerced or manipulated into joining, and still others are more subtly compelled by circumstances that lead choosing to enlist to represent the lesser of the evils life has placed before them. No matter how they come to serve in war, however, child soldiers are exposed to, subjected to, and often forced to perpetrate horrors that meet or exceed our diagnostic criteria for trauma exposure. This volume brings together leading investigators in the field to share new research regarding the traumatic impact of child soldiering from diverse international contexts, including Burundi, Colombia, Liberia, Mozambique, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, andâprovocativelyâamong gang-involved youth in the United States. Contributions include dataTable of ContentsPart 1: New Research on Trauma, Psychopathology and Resilience among Child Soldiers around the World1. Introduction: New Research on Trauma, Psychopathology, and Resilience among Child Soldiers around the World Patricia K. Kerig and Cecilia Wainryb Trauma Symptom Expression Among Former Child Soldiers2. Complex Trauma Symptoms in Former Ugandan Child Soldiers Fiona Klasen, Johanna Gehrke, Franka Metzner, Monica Blotevogel, James Okello3. Impact of Peer Support on PTSD, Hope, and Functional Impairment: A Mixed-Methods Study of Child Soldiers in Nepal Christopher A. Morley, Brandon A. Kohrt Long–Term Impacts of Involvement in Child Soldiering4. Child Soldiers as Adults: The Mozambique Case Study Neil Boothby and Blake Thompson5. Children of Former Child Soldiers and Never-Conscripted Civilians: A Preliminary Intergenerational Study in Burundi Suzan J. Song, Joop de Jong, Ruth O’Hara and Cheryl Koopman Implications of International Research on Child Soldiers for Studying Youth in the U.S.6. America’s Child Soldiers: Toward a Research Agenda for Studying Gang-Involved Youth in the United States Patricia K. Kerig, Cecilia Wainryb, Michelle Sinayobye Twali and Shannon D. ChaploPart 2: Interventions to Promote Reintegration of Traumatized Youth Conscripted as Child Soldiers7. Introduction: Interventions to Promote Reintegration of Traumatized Youth Conscripted as Child Soldiers Patricia K. Kerig and Cecilia WainrybEfforts to Promote Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Traumatized Former Child Soldiers8. Reintegration of Former Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone: The Role of Caregivers and Their Awareness of the Violence Adolescents Experienced During the War Ivelina I. Borisova, Theresa S. Betancourt and John B. Willett9. Participation‘ as Principle and Tool in Social Reintegration: Young Mothers Formerly Associated with Armed Groups in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Northern Uganda Angela Veale, Susan McKay, Miranda Worthen and Michael G. Wessells10. Promoting Recovery After War in Northern Uganda: Reducing Daily Stressors by Alleviating Poverty Jeannie Annan, Eric P. Green and Moriah BrierToward the Future: Implications of Research and Intervention with Traumatized Former Child Soldiers11. Toward a Relational Understanding of the Reintegration and Rehabilitation Processes of Former Child Soldiers Ilse Derluyn, Sofie Vindevogel and Lucia De Haene12. The Person and the Societal Context: Future Directions for Research on the Traumatic Effects of Child Soldiering Around the World Cecilia Wainryb and Patricia K. Kerig
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Cambridge University Press Primate Communication
Book SynopsisPrimates communicate with each other using a wide range of signals: olfactory signals to mark territories, screams to recruit help while fighting, gestures to request food and facial expressions to initiate play. Primate Communication brings together research on all forms of interchange and discusses what we know about primate communication via vocal, gestural, facial, olfactory and integrated multimodal signals in relation to a number of central topics. It explores the morphological, neural and cognitive foundations of primate communication through discussion of cutting-edge research. By considering signals from multiple modalities and taking a unified multimodal approach, the authors offer a uniquely holistic overview of primate communication, discussing what we know, what we don''t know and what we may currently misunderstand about communication across these different forms. It is essential reading for researchers interested in primate behaviour, communication and cognition, as wellTrade Review'Primate Communication is appropriate for a wide audience, from those beginning in the field, to those already immersed in it. … [It] is an easily digestible, diverse, and thorough review of the importance of investigating – simultaneously - the multiple ways that primates communicate to each other. I highly recommend it for students, instructors and primate enthusiasts alike!' Alex K. Piel, Primate EyeTable of ContentsForeword; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction to Primate Communication: 1. What is primate communication?; 2. The morphology of primate communication; 3. The neural substrates of primate communication; Part II. Approaches to Primate Communication: 4. The methods used in primate communication; 5. A multimodal approach to primate communication; Part III. Cognitive Characteristics of Primate Communication: 6. Acquisition; 7. Flexibility; 8. Intentionality; 9. Referentiality; Part IV. Approaches to the Evolution of Primate Communication: 10. A multimodal approach to the evolution of primate communication; Glossary; References; Appendix; Species index; Subject index.
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Cambridge University Press Primate Males
Book SynopsisWhy do some primate groups have only one adult male, monopolizing several females, whereas in others, several males live side by side with several females? What are the consequences for male-female relationships and the evolution of mating systems? This book uses both fieldwork and theory to unravel this complex issue.Trade Review"This technical compendium will generate much debate in seminars and journals during the coming decade. Recommended for anthropological and zoological collections." ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface; Part I. Introduction: 1. The socioecology of primate males: history and theory Peter M. Kappeler; Part II. Comparative Perspectives on Male-Female Association: 2. Multi-male breeding groups in birds: ecological causes and social conflicts Nick B. Davies; 3. Males in macropod society Peter Jarman; 4. Social counterstrategies against infanticide by males in primates and other mammals Carel van Schaik; Part III. Variation in Male Numbers: Taxon-Level Analyses: 5. Causes and consequences of unusual sex ratios in lemurs Peter M. Kappeler; 6. The number of adult males in callitrichine groups and its implications for callitrichine social evolution Eckhard W. Heymann; 7. From binding brotherhoods to short-term sovereignty: the betwixting dilemma of male Cebidae Karen B. Strier; 8. The number of males in guenon groups Marina Cords; 9. Socioecology of baboons: the interaction of male and female strategies Robert A. Barton; 10. Variation in adult sex ratios of red colobus monkey social groups: implications for interspecific comparisons Thomas T. Struhsaker; 11. The number of males in langur groups: monopolizability of females or demographic process? Elisabeth H. M. Sterck and Jan A. R. A. M. van Hooff; 12. Costs and benefits of the one-male, age-graded and all-male phase in wild Thomas langur groups Romy Steenbeek, Elisabeth H. M. Sterck, Han de Vries and Jan A. R. A. M. van Hooff; 13. Male dispersal and mating season influxes in Hanuman langurs living in multi-male groups Carola Borries; 14. Rethinking monogamy: the gibbon case Volker Sommer and Ulrich Reichard; 15. Causes and consequences of variation in male mountain gorilla life histories and group membership David P. Watts; Part IV. Behavioural Aspects of Male Coexistence: 16. Relationships among nonhuman primate males: a deductive framework Jan A. R. A. M. van Hooff; 17. Collective benefits, free-riders and male extragroup conflict Charles L. Nunn; 18. Dominance, egalitarianism and stalemate: an experimental approach to male-male competition in Barbary macaques Signe Preuschoft and Andreas Paul; Part V. Evolutionary Determinants and Consequences: 19. The evolution of male philopatry in neotropical monkeys Theresa Pope; 20. Models of outcome and process: predicting the number of males in primate groups Jeanne Altmann; 21. Why are male chimpanzees more gregarious than mothers? A scramble competition hypothesis Richard W. Wrangham; 22. Male mating strategies: a modeling approach Robin I. M. Dunbar; Part VI. Conclusions: 23. Understanding male primates Michael E. Pereira, Timothy H. Clutton-Brock and Peter M. Kappeler; References; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Dogs
Book SynopsisThis book traces the evolution of the dog, from its origins about 15,000 years ago up to recent times. The timing of dog domestication receives attention, with comparisons between different genetics-based models and archaeological evidence. Allometric patterns between dogs and their ancestors, wolves, shed light on the nature of the morphological changes that dogs underwent. Dog burials highlight a unifying theme of the whole book: the development of a distinctive social bond between dogs and people; the book also explores why dogs and people relate so well to each other. Though cosmopolitan in overall scope, the greatest emphasis is on the New World, with an entire chapter devoted to dogs of the arctic regions, mostly in the New World. Discussion of several distinctive modern roles of dogs underscores the social bond between dogs and people.Trade Review"Like a hound on scent, Darcy Morey pursues the dog down the twisting paths of prehistory to its wolf origins and then tracks back through the dense tangle of contemporary genetic and neurological research to show how it came to capture our homes and hearts. [This book] is a work of love and of intellect that confirms Morey as our foremost dog archaeologist." -Mark Derr, author, A Dog's History of America and Dog's Best FriendTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Immediate ancestry; 3. Evidence of dog domestication and its timing: morphological and contextual indications; 4. Domestication: of dogs and other organisms; 5. The roles of dogs in past human societies; 6. Dogs of the arctic, the far north; 7. The burial of dogs, and what dog burials mean; 8. Why the social bond between dogs and people; 9. Other human-like capabilities of dogs; 10. Roles of dogs in recent times.
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Taylor & Francis The Meaning of Horses
Book SynopsisThe Meaning of Horses: Biosocial Encounters examines some of the engagements or entanglements that link the lived experiences of human and non-human animals. The contributors discuss horse-human relationships in multiple contexts, times and places, highlighting variations in the meaning of horses as well as universals of horsiness'. They consider how horses are unlike other animals, and cover topics such as commodification, identity, communication and performance. This collection emphasises the agency of the horse and a need to move beyond anthropocentric studies, with a theoretical approach that features naturecultures, co-being and biosocial encounters as interactive forms of becoming. Rooted in anthropology and multispecies ethnography, this book introduces new questions and areas for consideration in the field of animals and society.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Meaning of Horses (Dona Lee Davis and Anita Maurstad) PART 1: COMMODIFICATION AND IDENTITY 2. From Horses to Jesus: Saving Souls in the Transition from Pagan to Christian Scandinavia (Kristin Armstrong Oma) 3. Purity, Nobility, Beauty and Performance: Past and Present Construction of Meaning for the Arabian Horse (Christoph Lange) 4. From Servant to Therapist: The Changing Meaning of Horses in Finland (Riitta-Marja Leinonen) 5. From Working to Winning: The Shifting Symbolic Value of Connemara Ponies in the West of Ireland (Claire J. Brown) PART 2: COMMUNICATION AND RELATION 6. Learning to Communicate: The Triad of (Mis)Communication in Horse Riding Lessons (Katherine Dashper) 7. “Follow the Horse”: The Complexities of Collaboration between the Lasso-pole Horse (uurgach mor’) and his Rider among Mongolian Horse Herders (Charlotte Marchina) 8. My Horse is Not My Therapist: Embodied Communicative Practices and the Construction of Meaning in Dressage (Susan M. DiGiacomo) 9. The Human Horse Relationship Challenged by Pregnancy and Motherhood (Nora Schuurman and Maarit Sireni) PART 3: PERFORMANCE, PRACTICE AND PRESENTATION 10. An Introduction to Contemporary Native American Horse Culture: Notes from the Northwest Plateau (Amelia-Roisen Seifert) 11. Escaramuzas Charras: Paradoxes of Performance in a Mexican Women’s Equestrian Sport (Ana C. Ramírez) 12. Horse Things: Objects Practices and Meanings on Display (Anita Maurstad, Dona Lee Davis and Sarah Dean) 13. Commentary: Biosocial Encounters and the Meaning of Horses (Anita Maurstad and Dona Lee Davis)
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Taylor & Francis Aberrant Development in Infancy Human and Animal Studies Psychology Library Editions Comparative Psychology
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1975, this volume deals with animals and human infants. The chapters reflect a mixture of issues and problems ranging from the significance of sucking responses in the newborn, the development of memory, effects of rearing conditions in monkeys, and brain damage in animals, to processes underlying abnormal development of language. While it appears the issues are diverse, there is actually a common theme. One question is posed: How and why does normal development fail to occur in some human infants? The chapters show that there are many causes of aberrations: physical or psychological trauma, disease, inheritance, and drugs. Although one may be primary, multiple causation would still appear to be a sound principle in developmental pathology.Table of ContentsPreface 1. The Myth of Recovery from Early Brain Damage 2. Functional Adaptation after Brain Injury and Malformation in Early Life in Rats 3. Social Responses to Blind Infant Monkeys 4. Vulnerability for Abnormal Development: Pregnancy Outcomes and Sex Differences in Macaque Monkeys 5. An Animal Model for the Small-for-Gestational-Age Infant: Some Behavioral and Morphological Findings 6. Behavioral Development Viewed in Terms of Conspecific Communication 7. Paradoxical Effects of Amphetamine on Behavioral Arousal in Neonatal and Adult Rats: A Possible Animal Model of the Calming Effect of Amphetamine on Hyperkinetic Children 8. The Concept of a Cumulative Risk Score for Infants 9. Early Development of Sleeping Behaviors in Infants 10. Correlations between Scores on the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale, Measures of Newborn Sucking Behavior, and Birthweight in Infants born to Narcotic Addiced Mothers 11. Development of Fine Motor Behaviors: Issues and Research 12. Behavioral Effects from Antenatal Exposure to Teratogens 13. Morphological and Behavioral Consequences of Chemically Induced Lesions of the CNS 14. Critical Periods in Fetal Development: Differential Effects on Learning and Development Produced by Maternal Vitamin A Excess 15. Infant Recognition Memory as a Present and Future Index of Cognitive Abilities 16. Infant Visual Memory: A Backward Look into the Future 17. Infant Habituation: Process, Problems and Possibilities 18. Process Defects That Might Underlie Aberrant Language Development 19. Overview and Synthesis 20. Comments on the Strategies of Studying Early Development in Relation to Intelligence 21. Aberrant Development in Infancy: Overview and Synthesis 22. Conference Comments. Author Index.
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Taylor & Francis Aberrant Development in Infancy Human and Animal Studies Psychology Library Editions Comparative Psychology
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1975, this volume deals with animals and human infants. The chapters reflect a mixture of issues and problems ranging from the significance of sucking responses in the newborn, the development of memory, effects of rearing conditions in monkeys, and brain damage in animals, to processes underlying abnormal development of language. While it appears the issues are diverse, there is actually a common theme. One question is posed: How and why does normal development fail to occur in some human infants? The chapters show that there are many causes of aberrations: physical or psychological trauma, disease, inheritance, and drugs. Although one may be primary, multiple causation would still appear to be a sound principle in developmental pathology.Table of ContentsPreface 1. The Myth of Recovery from Early Brain Damage 2. Functional Adaptation after Brain Injury and Malformation in Early Life in Rats 3. Social Responses to Blind Infant Monkeys 4. Vulnerability for Abnormal Development: Pregnancy Outcomes and Sex Differences in Macaque Monkeys 5. An Animal Model for the Small-for-Gestational-Age Infant: Some Behavioral and Morphological Findings 6. Behavioral Development Viewed in Terms of Conspecific Communication 7. Paradoxical Effects of Amphetamine on Behavioral Arousal in Neonatal and Adult Rats: A Possible Animal Model of the Calming Effect of Amphetamine on Hyperkinetic Children 8. The Concept of a Cumulative Risk Score for Infants 9. Early Development of Sleeping Behaviors in Infants 10. Correlations between Scores on the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale, Measures of Newborn Sucking Behavior, and Birthweight in Infants born to Narcotic Addiced Mothers 11. Development of Fine Motor Behaviors: Issues and Research 12. Behavioral Effects from Antenatal Exposure to Teratogens 13. Morphological and Behavioral Consequences of Chemically Induced Lesions of the CNS 14. Critical Periods in Fetal Development: Differential Effects on Learning and Development Produced by Maternal Vitamin A Excess 15. Infant Recognition Memory as a Present and Future Index of Cognitive Abilities 16. Infant Visual Memory: A Backward Look into the Future 17. Infant Habituation: Process, Problems and Possibilities 18. Process Defects That Might Underlie Aberrant Language Development 19. Overview and Synthesis 20. Comments on the Strategies of Studying Early Development in Relation to Intelligence 21. Aberrant Development in Infancy: Overview and Synthesis 22. Conference Comments. Author Index.
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Taylor & Francis Animal and Human Conduct Psychology Library Editions Comparative Psychology
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1928, this title looks at the link between animal and human conduct. It had long been recognized on the basis of their activities that many animals possess minds, and that these are similar in a considerable number of respects to human minds. According to the author, this book looks at manâs position within nature from the perspective of a naturalist, rather than a psychologist or philosopher. He has attempted to describe the working of mind and body in human beings and in other living things; to examine critically the mental technique involved in such descriptions; and to reason broadly as to the bearings of the facts and processes on human life. Now it can be read and enjoyed in its historical context.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Ability of Living Beings to Exist and Develop Despite Adverse Conditions: The Phenomenon of Adaption 3. The Problem of Man’s Origin and Kinship: Factual Evidence and its Proper Treatment 4. The Problem of Man’s Origin and Kinship (cont.): Certainty and Probability as to Man’s Evolution 5. Success and Failure in Animal Activity 6. Successful Animal Activity 7. Maladaptive Activity Resulting in Waste of Time and Energy 8. Maladaptive Activity Resulting in Waste of Useful Materials 9. Waste of Useful Materials (cont.) Among Mammals 10. Maladaptive Activity Resulting in Injury to Kind 11. Maladaptive Activity Resulting in Self-Injury 12. Self-Injury (cont.) Among Birds 13. Self-Injury (cont.) Among Mammals 14. Maladaptive Activity in Monkeys and Apes 15. Maladaptive Activity Among Low-Cultured Human Beings 16. Maladaptive Activity Among High-Cultured Human Beings 17. The Elements of Man’s Physical Structure Which Enable him to be the Most Actively Adaptive of All Living Beings. Bibliography. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Animal Psychology Its Nature and its Problems 1 Psychology Library Editions Comparative Psychology
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1948, the author follows the idea that the instincts are the spring and basis of all animal behaviour (with the exception perhaps of play), and therewith the core of the animalâs mind, and that individual experience, gathered by the animal in the course of its life, may influence and reconstruct these instincts, so as to guide, in the form of intelligence and understanding, this behaviour along new (i.e. innate) paths. Thus, instinct and experience become the pillars upon which animal behaviour is built up; instinct, intelligence, and understanding form a triad round which the facts of the psychology of animals may be grouped. As a foundation of all this the author first tries to prove the good right of a real and genuine animal psychology, not hampered by objectivistic and behaviouristic scruples, while in a final chapter, by way of conclusion, he tries to give an image of how the world of the animal is built up.Table of ContentsPreface. 1. The Problem of Animal Psychology 2. The Problem of Animal Instinct 3. The Problem of Animal Learning 4. The Problem of Animal Intelligence 5. The Problem of Animal Understanding 6. The Problem of Animal Ideation 7. The Problem of the Animal’s World. Bibliography. Index.
£105.00
Taylor & Francis Evolution of Brain and Behavior in Vertebrates Psychology Library Editions Comparative Psychology
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1976, the object of this volume was to present a relatively up-to-date overview of what was known, what was suspected, and what remained to be discovered concerning the general question of the evolution of the vertebrate brain and behaviour, and to present a list of references for those who wanted to delve deeper into one or another aspect of the problem. Accordingly, it contains chapters by palaeontologists, sensory morphologists and physiologists, comparative neurologists and comparative psychologists. The chapters are arranged in a sequence loosely approximating the order in which the various animals, brain structures, or behaviour first appeared. Therefore, the chapters fall naturally into sections, each section directed to a group of vertebrates, beginning with those which have very remote common ancestry and progressing to those with more recent common ancestry with mankind.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. Origin and Radiation of the Classes of Poikilothermous Vertebrates Nicholas Hotton III 2. Vertebrate Olfaction Don Tucker and James C. Smith 3. The Vertebrate Eye Mitchell Glickstein 4. Some Comments on Visual Acuity and Its Relation to Eye Structure Mark A. Berkley 5. Origin and Evolution of the Ear of Vertebrates Ernest Glen Wever 6. Comparative Hearing Function in the Vertebrates W.C. Stebbins 7. Neurology of Anamniotic Vertebrates Sven O.E. Ebbesson and R. Glenn Northcutt 8. The Forebrain of Reptiles and Mammals Ford F. Ebner 9. Vertebrate Learning: Common Processes M.E. Bitterman and William T. Woodard 10. Vertebrate Learning: Evolutionary Divergences Kenneth H. Brookshire 11. Issues in the Comparative Psychology of Learning M.E. Bitterman 12. Later Mammal Radiations Leonard B. Radinsky 13. Comments on Radinsky’s "Later Mammal Radiations" Malcolm C. McKenna 14. Brain Evolution in Mammals: A Review of Concepts, Problems, and Methods Wally Welker 15. Comparative Anatomy of the Tetrapod Spinal Cord: Dorsal Root Connections J.M. Petras 16. Primate Radiations and the Origin of Hominoids Elwyn L. Simons 17. Brain Evolution in the Order Primates C.B.G. Campbell 18. Tool Use in Mammals J.M. Warren 19. Primate Social Behavior: Pattern and Process William A. Mason. Author Index. Subject Index.
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Taylor & Francis Evolution of Brain and Behavior in Vertebrates Psychology Library Editions Comparative Psychology
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1976, the object of this volume was to present a relatively up-to-date overview of what was known, what was suspected, and what remained to be discovered concerning the general question of the evolution of the vertebrate brain and behaviour, and to present a list of references for those who wanted to delve deeper into one or another aspect of the problem. Accordingly, it contains chapters by palaeontologists, sensory morphologists and physiologists, comparative neurologists and comparative psychologists. The chapters are arranged in a sequence loosely approximating the order in which the various animals, brain structures, or behaviour first appeared. Therefore, the chapters fall naturally into sections, each section directed to a group of vertebrates, beginning with those which have very remote common ancestry and progressing to those with more recent common ancestry with mankind.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. Origin and Radiation of the Classes of Poikilothermous Vertebrates Nicholas Hotton III 2. Vertebrate Olfaction Don Tucker and James C. Smith 3. The Vertebrate Eye Mitchell Glickstein 4. Some Comments on Visual Acuity and Its Relation to Eye Structure Mark A. Berkley 5. Origin and Evolution of the Ear of Vertebrates Ernest Glen Wever 6. Comparative Hearing Function in the Vertebrates W.C. Stebbins 7. Neurology of Anamniotic Vertebrates Sven O.E. Ebbesson and R. Glenn Northcutt 8. The Forebrain of Reptiles and Mammals Ford F. Ebner 9. Vertebrate Learning: Common Processes M.E. Bitterman and William T. Woodard 10. Vertebrate Learning: Evolutionary Divergences Kenneth H. Brookshire 11. Issues in the Comparative Psychology of Learning M.E. Bitterman 12. Later Mammal Radiations Leonard B. Radinsky 13. Comments on Radinsky’s "Later Mammal Radiations" Malcolm C. McKenna 14. Brain Evolution in Mammals: A Review of Concepts, Problems, and Methods Wally Welker 15. Comparative Anatomy of the Tetrapod Spinal Cord: Dorsal Root Connections J.M. Petras 16. Primate Radiations and the Origin of Hominoids Elwyn L. Simons 17. Brain Evolution in the Order Primates C.B.G. Campbell 18. Tool Use in Mammals J.M. Warren 19. Primate Social Behavior: Pattern and Process William A. Mason. Author Index. Subject Index.
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Taylor & Francis Why We Love and Exploit Animals
Book SynopsisThis unique book brings together research and theorizing on human-animal relations, animal advocacy, and the factors underlying exploitative attitudes and behaviors towards animals.Why do we both love and exploit animals? Assembling some of the worldâs leading academics and with insights and experiences gleaned from those on the front lines of animal advocacy, this pioneering collection breaks new ground, synthesizing scientific perspectives and empirical findings. The authors show the complexities and paradoxes in human-animal relations and reveal the factors shaping compassionate versus exploitative attitudes and behaviors towards animals. Exploring topical issues such as meat consumption, intensive farming, speciesism, and effective animal advocacy, this book demonstrates how we both value and devalue animals, how we can address animal suffering, and how our thinking about animals is connected to our thinking about human intergroup relations and the dehumanization of humanTrade Review"Providing in-depth analyses of the paradoxical ways in which we love and routinely exploit nonhuman animals, the insightful essays in Why We Love and Exploit Animals illuminate the critical importance of reshaping our relations with other animals to create a more compassionate society for both them and for us, a win-win for all." – Marc Bekoff, Ph.D, co-author of The Animals' Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Human Age and Unleashing Your Dog: A Field Guide to Giving Your Canine Companion the Best Life Possible, and Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, USA"In this groundbreaking book, leading writers and animal advocates explore what editors Kristof Dhont and Gordon Hodson rightly describe as 'one of the most pressing contradictions in human behavior': our dual capacity to love and harm animals. If we hope to halt climate change, advance social justice, and build a healthy future, this book is essential reading." – Scott Plous, Professor of Psychology and Executive Director of the Social Psychology Network, Wesleyan University, USA"Why We Love and Exploit Animals is essential reading for anyone wishing to improve their understanding of this vitally important yet little-understood phenomenon -- and to make choices that help create a better world for all beings." – Melanie Joy, PhD, author of Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism and Powerarchy: Understanding the Psychology of Oppression for Social Transformation"This volume offers new and unique interdisciplinary perspectives on an issue, humans’ relationships with other animals, that is of significant everyday importance. The editors, both of whom are distinguished scholars in psychology, have brought leading international researchers and advocates together in enlightening and constructive conversation. The chapters in this skillfully edited volume are of consistently high quality. Individually and collectively, the authors balance research and practice, complexity of issues with clarity of presentation, and different and often competing perspectives to address provocative questions about the many facets of humans’ relations with animals. This book is of great value to researchers, who will be stimulated by the novel issues it raises (e.g., about altruism, empathy, and identity), and advocates, who will gain new insights into how people think about and treat animals. The chapters in this volume will stimulate new inquiry and informed discussion about a topic of great importance and interest today and in the future." – John F. Dovidio, Carl Iver Hovland Professor of Psychology and Public Health, Yale University, US"Dhont and Hodson assemble an impressive list of leading researchers studying how we think, feel, and behave toward animals. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand our paradoxical relationship with animals. Dhont and Hodson offer a compelling case for thinking seriously about how we both love and exploit animals—and how this paradox plays out both for individuals, but also for society as a whole." - Chris G. Sibley, Professor of Psychology, University of Auckland, Australia"The protection of animals has taken a front seat in the minds of the general public like never before. This book is for the seasoned animal activist, the academic, and anyone who has ever questioned the place of animals in society. Eminently readable, the authors help us to distil the changing landscape for animals, and our place within it. They take us on a journey of answering the hard questions we have all wondered about. A ‘must-have’ in your library." – Krista Hiddema, President of Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, home of Esther the Wonder Pig, and Executive Director of For the Greater Good, www.Kristahiddema.com "Comprehensive, provocative, and exciting, this book provides timely insight into how we reconcile animal as man’s best friend and dinner. Dhont and Hodson have gathered together world leaders in animal advocacy, and the science of understanding animal exploitation; together, they present research, case studies, and stories that explain how we can revere, use, and abuse our fellow creatures. Finally, this ground-breaking book augurs change towards a kinder, greener, planet for both human and animal." – Fiona Kate Barlow, Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Centre for Research in Social Psychology, University of Queensland, Australia"Making legal progress for animals is impossible without grappling with the psychological and social mechanisms that allow people to simultaneously adore animals, while exploiting and harming them for food, fashion, experiments, and entertainment. Some of the insights in this stunning new book will delight you, some will discourage you, but they will all make you a better, smarter, and more evidence-driven animal advocate." – Camille Labchuck, Executive Director of Animal Justice"Advocacy for nonhuman animals has long been separated from animal-related academic research, to the detriment of both fields. Why We Love and Exploit Animals bridges that separation and provides unique insights framed by social science and informed by leading advocates and thinkers. It's an important book for anyone interested in animal protection!" – Che Green, Founder and Executive Director of Faunalytics"Dhont and Hodson’s book is a very rich collection of chapters from the major scholars in the field. This book is very thought provoking and a must read for everyone, vegetarians and non-vegetarians, interested in human-animal relations and animal advocacy!" – Julia Becker, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Osnabrück, GermanyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Loving and exploiting animals: An introduction Kristof Dhont and Gordon Hodson The animal in me: Understanding what brings us closer and pushes us away from other animals Brock Bastian and Catherine Amiot The psychology of speciesism Kristof Dhont, Gordon Hodson, Ana C. Leite, and Alina Salmen Putting the "Free" back in freedom: The failure and future of animal welfare science Jessica Pierce Devaluing animals, "animalistic" humans, and people who protect animals Gordon Hodson, Kristof Dhont, and Megan Earle Kittens, pigs, rats, and apes: The psychology of animal metaphors Nick Haslam, Elise Holland, and Michelle Stratemeyer Uncanny valley of the apes Vanessa Woods and Brian Hare Why people love animals yet continue to eat them Jared Piazza Featherless chickens and puppies that glow in the dark: Moral heuristics and the concept of animal "naturalness" Christopher J. Holden and Harold Herzog Accomplishing the most good for animals Jon Bockman The meat paradox Steve Loughnan and Thomas Davies How we love and hurt animals: Considering cognitive dissonance in young meat eaters Hank Rothgerber Humane hypocrisies: Making killing acceptable John Sorenson The end of factory farming: Changing hearts, minds, and the system Gene Baur Steakholders: How pragmatic strategies can make the animal protection movement more effective Tobias Leenaert Animals as social groups: An intergroup relations analysis of human-animal conflicts Verónica Sevillano and Susan T. Fiske The moral march to meatless meals: The scripted Hebrew meat prohibitions versus the unscripted path to becoming vegetarian or vegan Paul Rozin and Matthew B. Ruby The ground of animal ethics Carol J. Adams and Matthew Calarco So why do we love but exploit animals? Reflections and solutions Gordon Hodson and Kristof Dhont
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Taylor & Francis B F Skinner
Book SynopsisB.F. Skinner died in August 1990. He had been praised as one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century, but was also attacked by a variety of opponents within and outside the field of psychology. This introduction to his work is first of all a guide to a correct reading of his writings, a reading devoid of the distortions and misinterpretations often conveyed by many commentators, including psychologists. It frames Skinner''s contributions with reference to major European traditions in psychological sciences, namely Pavlov, Freud, Lorenz and Piaget. Crucial aspects of Skinner''s theory and methodological stands are discussed in the context of contemporary debates: special attention is devoted to the relationship of psychology with biology and the neurosciences, to the cognitivist movement, to the status of language and to the explanation of novelty and creativity in human behaviour.; Finally, Skinner''s social and political philosophy is presented with an emphasis on thTable of ContentsPart 1 Controversial issues and unquestionable contributions: a matter of controversy; sketch for a portrait; the Skinner box. Part 2 Skinner and the European tradition - Pavlov, Freud, Lorenz and Piaget: Pavlov's ambiguous heritage; Freud in Skinner's writings; Skinner and the ethological tradition; Piaget and Skinner - constructivism and behaviourism. Part 3 Touchstones of radical behaviourism: Skinner and biology; from mentalism to cognitivism; the language issue; thought processes and creativity. Part 4 The concern for real-life adventure in Utopia: mental health; education; society and Utopia; freedom at last.
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Cambridge University Press Units of Selection
Book Synopsis'Unit of selection' is a polysemic expression, meaning interactor, replicator/reproducer or manifestor of adaptation/type-1 agent in today's biological research. This Element presents each of these concepts and demonstrates the necessity of their isolation.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. What is a Unit of Selection and How Can We Identify It? The Disambiguating and the Unitary Projects; 2. How the Expression 'Units of Selection' Acquired Its Polysemic Meaning or Why the Disambiguating Project Started; 3. Two Sources of Misunderstanding in Past and Today's Debates about Units; 4. The Framework of the Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality: A Challenge to the Disambiguating Project; Conclusion; Glossary; References.
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Cambridge University Press Units of Selection
Book Synopsis'Unit of selection' is a polysemic expression, meaning interactor, replicator/reproducer or manifestor of adaptation/type-1 agent in today's biological research. This Element presents each of these concepts and demonstrates the necessity of their isolation.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. What is a Unit of Selection and How Can We Identify It? The Disambiguating and the Unitary Projects; 2. How the Expression 'Units of Selection' Acquired Its Polysemic Meaning or Why the Disambiguating Project Started; 3. Two Sources of Misunderstanding in Past and Today's Debates about Units; 4. The Framework of the Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality: A Challenge to the Disambiguating Project; Conclusion; Glossary; References.
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Cambridge University Press Spatial Analysis in Field Primatology
Book SynopsisFrom foraging patterns in a single tree to social interactions across a home range, how primates use space is a key question in the field of primate behavioral ecology. Drawing on the latest advances in spatial analysis tools, this book offers practical guidance on applying geographic information systems (GIS) to central questions in primatology. An initial methodological section discusses niche modelling, home range analysis and agent-based modelling, with a focus on remote data collection. Research-based chapters demonstrate how ecologists apply this technology to a suite of topics including: calculating the intensity of use of both range and travel routes, assessing the impacts of logging, mining and hunting, and informing conservation strategies.Trade Review'… the editors provide an excellent primer on GPS and GIS fundamentals that deftly expands to include research findings using more advanced methods. This resource covers applications of GPS and GIS directly relevant to readers from many areas of conservation biology who already use or want to use telemetry, GPS, or GIS analysis. This reviewer recommends the volume to any interested reader: it is not just for primatologists and will be an excellent reference for all researchers and students with biogeography, wildlife management, or technical GIS interests. Highly recommended.' C. A. Badurek, Choice'… the editors of this book have done an admirable job bringing together and synthesizing a wide range of analytic methods and topics involving spatial data. This volume will serve as an excellent reference for anyone interested in spatial analyses.' Sarie Van Belle, Quarterly Review of Biology'Spatial Analysis in Field Primatology: Applying GIS at Varying Scales is the first integrated guide outlining the best practices in GPS or applying GIS to research questions specific to primatology, thus filling a gap in the methodological literature. It is an engaging and compelling read; in 20 chapters encompassing literature reviews and empirical studies, it comprehensively instructs the reader in how specific methods and technologies can be applied to broaden our understanding of the spatial aspects of primate behavioral and population ecology. A great addition to the burgeoning field of GPS and GIS within primatology, I highly recommend it for early- to mid-career primatologists and research groups who can apply the information to their own investigations about species' behavior, ecological knowledge, and conservation. It can also potentially be a valuable resource for a wider audience including postgraduate or advanced undergraduate classes geared toward methods in field primatology, in addition to senior groups looking to analyze existing data in new ways. The clear research priorities and future directions laid out in the text will stimulate such researchers to overcome the practical issues currently experienced, contribute to primate conservation, and advance the field more rapidly in a way that is appropriate, accurate, and ethical.' Lauren Wiseman-Jones, American Journal of Physical Anthropology'Some chapters provide a good entry point to spatial analysis in field primatology, while other chapters are more advanced. All of them will leave you curious to dig deeper into the literature. The quality of the writing (and of the conceptual content) is very high throughout: the individual authors and editors are to be commended for putting together an authoritative volume that successfully captures the essential nature of GIS use by primatologists at the beginning of the 21st century.' Amanda Suzzi, Evolutionary Anthropology'… the editors provide an excellent primer on GPS and GIS fundamentals that deftly expands to include research findings using more advanced methods. This resource covers applications of GPS and GIS directly relevant to readers from many areas of conservation biology who already use or want to use telemetry, GPS, or GIS analysis. This reviewer recommends the volume to any interested reader: it is not just for primatologists and will be an excellent reference for all researchers and students with biogeography, wildlife management, or technical GIS interests. Highly recommended.' C.A. Badurek, ChoiceTable of ContentsPart I. GPS for Primatologists: Introduction Leila M. Porter; 1. Why place matters, and its use in primate behavioral and ecological research Francine L. Dolins; 2. Fundamentals of GPS AND GIS Nathan P. Nibbelink and Joanna Hatt; 3. 'Next-gen' tracking in primatology: opportunities and challenges Margaret C. Crofoot; 4. The ethical implications, and practical consequences, of attaching remote telemetry apparatus to macaques Amy Klegarth, Agustín Fuentes, Lisa Jones-Engel, Greg Marshall and Kyler Abernathy; 5. Processing geospatial data in R: a primer Allison Howard and Roger Mundry; 6. Estimating travel distance and linearity of primate routes: ideas on how to clean and smooth track data collected with a handheld GPS Karline R. L. Janmaat, Simone D. Ban and Roger Mundry; Part II. GIS Analysis in Fine-Scale Space: Introduction Christopher A. Shaffer; 7. Home range analysis: why the methods matter Sarah A. Boyle; 8. Quantifying resource dispersion in free-ranging bearded sakis in Guyana: what is a patch? Christopher A. Shaffer; 9. Interpreting small-scale patterns of ranging by primates: what does it mean, and why does it matter? Mitchell T. Irwin and Jean-Luc Raharison; 10. Determining the presence of habitual travel route networks in orangutans (pongo pygmaeus morio) in Kutai National Park, Borneo Adam O. Bebko; 11. Finding fruit in a tropical rainforest: a comparison of the foraging patterns of two distinct fruit-eating primates across years Leila M. Porter, Paul Garber, Christopher Boesch and Karline R. L. Janmaat; 12. Random walk analyses in primates Amy L. Schreier and Matt Grove; 13. The use of small-scale spatial analysis to evaluate primate behavior and welfare in captive settings Stephen R. Ross and Marisa A. Shender; 14. The promise of spatially explicit agent-based models for primatology research Anthony Di Fiore; Part III. GIS Analysis in Broad-Scale Space: Introduction Francine L. Dolins; 15. Modeling niches and mapping distributions: progress and promise of ecological niche models for primate research Kenneth L. Chiou and Mary E. Blair; 16. Does reduced habitat quality or increased hunter access explain defaunation of fragmented forests? Bonobos as a case study Jena R. Hickey and Michael J. Conroy; 17. Landscape ecology of deforestation processes and lemur biogeography in Madagascar Travis S. Steffens and Shawn M. Lehman; 18. Quantitative methods for primate biogeography and macroecology Jason M. Kamilar and Lydia Beaudrot; 19. GIS and GPS techniques in an ethnoprimatological investigation of St Kitts green monkey (chlorocebus sabaeus) crop-foraging behavior Kerry M. Dore, Daniel Sewell, Eduardo M. Mattenet and Trudy R. Turner; 20. Conclusion Francine L. Dolins.
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Cambridge University Press Chimpanzee Lessons from our Sister Species
Book SynopsisThe chimpanzee is one of our planet's best-loved and most instantly recognisable animals. Splitting from the human lineage between four and six million years ago, it is (along with its cousin, the bonobo) our closest living relative, sharing around 94% of our DNA. First encountered by Westerners in the seventeenth century, virtually nothing was known about chimpanzees in their natural environment until 1960, when Jane Goodall travelled to Gombe to live and work with them. Accessibly written, yet fully referenced and uncompromising in its accuracy and comprehensiveness, this book encapsulates everything we currently know about chimpanzees: from their discovery and why we study them, to their anatomy, physiology, genetics and culture. The text is beautifully illustrated and infused with examples and anecdotes drawn from the author's thirty years of primate observation, making this a perfect resource for students of biological anthropology and primatology as well as non-specialists intereTrade Review'Chimpanzee: Lessons from our Sister Species condenses over 60 years of chimpanzee research into an informative and entertaining book. Drawing on his own first-hand experience, the research of other scientists and historic accounts, Kevin Hunt describes the fascinating lives of chimpanzees in the wild, as well as the research methods used by leading experts in the field. If you want to know just how alike we truly are to our closest living relatives then you will get a very good idea from reading this book.' Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace'Ever since the seventeenth century, writers have suspected that apes have a story to tell about human life and our pre-historic origins. Year by year the details of that story are being worked out better and better. Chimpanzee is a terrific account from the leading edge.' Richard Wrangham, Ruth Moore Research Professor of Biological Anthropology, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Massachusetts, from the Foreword'Hunt skillfully weaves anecdotes and history into this scientific compendium of the behavioral ecology, biology, and evolution of chimpanzees. The book is generously illustrated, and each chapter includes extensive references. It is written in an accessible, conversational style that could only be achieved by someone with Hunt's first-hand experiences in the field and encyclopedic perspective. It will make a valuable reference for anyone interested in what is known and not yet known about one of our closest living relatives.' Karen B. Strier, Vilas Research Professor and Irven DeVore Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison'An exceptional book that delivers on every promise in its table of contents. Grounded in Hunt's 30+ years of chimpanzee field work and his commanding knowledge of others' research, he gives us a state-of-the-art research volume that will become an essential reference for primatologists, and anyone who wants to understand the true nature of our sister species. Hunt's writing is lucid, scholarly and wide-ranging as he carefully explains chimpanzee evolution, biology, social behavior, and so much more. Hunt skillfully embeds his own field observations to help readers grasp concepts like chimpanzee positional behavior, personality, maternal behavior, cognition and communication, hunting and aggression. He balances this perspective with a wealth of laboratory and captive findings. The extensive references for each chapter provide an outstanding resource for students, teachers and readers who choose to delve further. The volume is generously illustrated with photos, line drawings and abundant figures that enrich the text.' Linda F. Marchant, Professor Emerita, Miami University'The volume provides a synthesis of classic and current literature, which will help readers learn what experts think now and where their ideas came from.' L. K. Sheeran, Choice'This volume provides an exceptionally broad yet wonderfully detailed view of our sister species. It would be useful in a course on human evolution or primate behavior and ecology, and would benefit anyone interested in learning more about chimpanzees … Given the range of topics and depth of scholarship, even seasoned chimpanzee researchers will profit from reading this book.' Michael L. Wilson, The Quarterly Review of Biology'… the most impressive and comprehensive volume on the chimpanzee … since Jane Goodall … [it] belongs on the bookshelf of every 'chimpologist', or, arguably, every primatologist.' William C. McGrew, PrimatesTable of Contents1. Sister's keeper: humans and chimpanzees; 2. Wild lesson: why study animals in nature?; 3. A most surprising creature: the discovery of the chimpanzee; 4. Kin: the chimpanzee's place in nature; 5. Scratching out a living in an unforgiving world: habitat and diet; 6. Guts, glorious guts, large stomach and colon; 7. Thews, sinews and bone: chimpanzee anatomy and osteology; 8. Arboreal gathering, terrestrial traveling: locomotion and posture; 9. Forged in nature's cauldron: engineering the chimpanzee; 10. Up from the protoape: the evolution of the chimpanzee; 11. Building a natural wonder: growth, development and life history; 12. The source of similarity: chimpanzee genetics; 13. Making your way in the great wild world: chimpanzee senses; 14. The grim reaper in the forest primeval: wild chimpanzee diseases and lessons for healthy living; 15. Powering life: physiology and endocrinology; 16. Shelter from the storm: chimpanzee mothering; 17. Meat seeking missiles: chimpanzees as hunters; 18. The mind of the chimpanzee: reasoning, memory and emotion; 19. The brain of the chimpanzee: the mind's motor; 20. Tired nature's sweet restorer: chimpanzee sleep; 21. Chimpanzee thought transfer: communication and language; 22. Ape implements: making and using tools; 23. Wisdom of the ages: chimpanzee culture; 24. The daily grind: within-group aggression; 25. A nation at war with itself: defending a community of the mind; 26. The sporting chimpanzee: dominance without destruction; 27. The passion of Pan: sex and reproduction; 28. Into the light: Semliki chimpanzees; 29. The other sister, bonobos: the monkey convergence hypothesis; 30. Sister species: lessons from the chimpanzee; Appendix 1. Primate taxonomy; Appendix 2. Professional grade chimpanzee; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Evolution Ecology and Conservation of Lorises and Pottos
Book SynopsisFurry and wide-eyed, lorises and pottos are small, nocturnal primates inhabiting African, Asian and Southeast Asian tropical and subtropical forests. Their likeable appearance, combined with their unusual adaptations - from a marked reduction of the tail to their mostly slow, deliberate locomotion, powerful grasping and, in some species, a venomous bite - has led to a significant rise in research interest in the family Lorisidae over the last decade. Furthermore, lorises in particular have featured frequently in international media largely due to illegal trade, for example as pets. This is the first volume to present a full picture of the breadth of research being undertaken on lorisids to aid future studies as well as conservation efforts. Focusing on five key topics: evolutionary biology, ecomorphology, behavioural ecology, captive management and conservation, this book is a vital read for graduate students and researchers in primatology, biological anthropology, evolutionary biologyTrade Review'As is made abundantly clear in this volume, and I know well from my own experience, nocturnal primates are never easy to study in the wild; in addition, pottos and lorises are rarely kept in captivity. Nevertheless, the editors have managed to gather together an impressive array of work from over 70 authors, covering a large number of topics ranging from the fossil record of these species to their conservation, through morphology, ecology, trade and many other subjects. In spite of all the information in this book, it also illustrates how much more research is needed on individual species in different field sites to ensure the conservation of these small, elusive, but fascinating, nocturnal creatures.' Caroline S. Harcourt, Nocturnal Primate Research Group (Oxford Brookes University) and Folia Primatologica'This volume provides a great deal of new information about these extraordinary primates, but even more it emphasizes how much remains to be done.' John G. Fleagle, The Quarterly Review of Biology'This volume does rate as essential reading for anyone interested in the lorises, and the highly practically oriented conservation section for anyone with an interest in primate conservation.' Robin Crompton, The Primate EyeTable of ContentsForeword; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: overview of lorises and pottos; Part I. Evolution, Morphology and Fossil Record: 2. Sluggards and drunkards? A history of the discovery and description of the Afro-Asian lorisidae; 3. What we know (and don't know) about the fossil records of lorisids; 4. Outliers: have lorisids moved beyond touch?; 5. Molecular advances in lorisid taxonomy and phylogeny; 6. The toothcomb of Karanisia Clarki: how does exudate-feeding fit into the ecology of this loris-like basal strepsirrhine?; 7. The soft-tissue anatomy of the highly derived hand of perodicticus relative to the more generalised nycticebus; 8. Making scents of olfactory sensitivity in lorises and pottos; 9. Allometric and phylogenetic diversity in lorisiform orbit orientation; 10. The evolution of social organisation in lorisiformes; 11. Biomechanics of loris locomotion; 12. What role did gum-feeding play in the evolution of the lorises?; Part II. Ecology and Captive Management: 13. Nutrition of lorisiformes; 14. Seeing in the dark: visual function and ecology of lorises and pottos; 15. Thermoregulation in lorises; 16. Home range, activity budgets and habitat use in the Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus Bengalensis) in Bangladesh; 17. Behaviour of pottos and angwantibos; 18. Positional behaviour and substrate preference of slow lorises, with a case study of nycticebus Bengalensis; 19. Sexual differences in feeding and foraging of released Philippine slow lorises; 20. Ranging patterns of the pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus Pygmaeus) in a mixed deciduous forest in Eastern Cambodia; 21. Utilising current and historical zoo records to provide insight into the captive biology of rarely kept pottos and angwantibos; 22. Mother-infant behaviours in greater slow loris (nycticebus coucang) dyads consisting of mothers pregnant at confiscation and their sanctuary-born infants; 23. Husbandry and reproductive management recommendations for captive lorises and pottos (nycticebus, loris, and perodicticus); Part III. Research, Trade and Conservation: 24. Trapping, collaring and monitoring the lorisinae of Asia (loris, nycticebus) and perodicticinae (arctocebus, perodicticus) of Africa; 25. Evaluation of field techniques used to assess populations of pottos and lorises; 26. Occupancy modelling as a method to study slender loris density; 27. Using accelerometers to measure nocturnal primate behaviour; 28. Distribution and conservation status of slow lorises in Indo-China; 29. Wildlife trade research methods for lorises and pottos; 30. Online imagery and loris conservation; 31. Slow lorises as photo props on Instagram; 32. Integrating science and puppetry to inspire teenagers in rural Asia to value slow lorises; 33. Developing a rescue and rehabilitation centre as a reaction to the extensive illegal wildlife trade in slow lorises; References; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Zoo Studies
Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary volume discusses animal housing and welfare, captive breeding, conservation, zoo legislation, and visitor behaviour. This book is an important resource for students studying zoo biology and management, animal welfare, animal behaviour, wildlife conservation and veterinary science, and anyone with a general interest in zoos.Table of Contents1. Zoos and research; 2. Defining zoos, their culture and visitors; 3. Zoos and education; 4. Anthrozoology and visitor behaviour; 5. Zoo organisation and regulation; 6. Ethics, zoos and public attitudes; 7. The contribution of zoos to Zoology; 8. Animals and their enclosures; 9. Animal welfare; 10. Enrichment and training; 11. Conservation breeding, reproduction and genetics; 12. Restoration, rehabilitation and in situ conservation; 13. Animal nutrition and conservation medicine; 14. The past and future of zoos.
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Cambridge University Press Cooperation and Conflict
Book SynopsisUnderstanding the interaction between cooperation and conflict in establishing effective social behaviour is a fundamental challenge facing societies. Reflecting the breadth of current research in this area, this volume brings together experts from biology to political science to examine the cooperationconflict interface at multiple levels, from genes to human societies. Exploring both the exciting new directions and the biggest challenges in their fields, the authors focus on identifying commonalities across species and disciplines to help understand what features are shared broadly and what are limited to specific contexts. Each chapter is written to be accessible to students and researchers from interdisciplinary backgrounds, with text boxes explaining terminology and concepts that may not be familiar across disciplinary boundaries, while being a valuable resource to experts in their fields.Trade Review'… this book could be an interesting option when preparing a class on cooperation and conflict, due to its broad angle and insights from different disciplines. It also offers a good starting point for literature searches on the topic and thus hopefully succeeds with its aim of being accessible to students and researchers and of generating new insights and leading to further research into this fascinating topic.' Gabriella Gall, ISBE Newsletter'… the scope of the book is amazing … Recommended.' J. A. Mather, Choice ConnectTable of ContentsIntroduction. Understanding for relationship between cooperation and conflict Walter Wilczynski and Sarah Brosnan; Part I. Broad Insights from Political Science to Molecular Behaviour: 1. Reconciliation and civil wars reconsidered William J. Long; 2. Internalizing cooperative norms in group-structured populations Erol Akçay and Jeremy Van Cleve; 3. Reputation: a fundamental route to human cooperation Junhui Wu, Daniel Balliet and Paul A. M. Van Lange; 4. Finding the right balance: cooperation and conflict in nature Elizabeth A. Ostrowski; Part II. Neural Mechanisms: 5. Social living and rethinking the concept of 'prosociality' Heather K. Caldwell and H. Elliott Albers; 6. The role of the temporal lobe in human social cognition Katherine L. Bryant, Christina N. Rogers Flattery and Matthias Schurz; 7. Role of oxytocin and vasopressin V1a receptor variation on personality, social behavior, social cognition, and the brain in nonhuman primates with a specific emphasis in chimpanzees William D. Hopkins and Robert D. Latzman; Part III. Species Comparisons: 8. Understanding the trade-off between cooperation and conflict in avian societies Amanda R. Ridley and Martha J. Nelson-Flower; 9. Cooperation and conflict in mutualisms with a special emphasis on marine cleaning interaction Redouan Bshary; 10. Frenemies: the interplay between cooperation and conflict in the evolution and function of insect societies Clare C. Rittschof and Christina M. Grozinger; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest
Book SynopsisThe Taï Chimpanzee Project (Taï National Park, Cote D''Ivoire) has yielded unprecedented insights into the nature of cooperation, cognition, and culture in our closest living relatives. Founded in 1979 by Christophe and Hedwige Boesch, the project has entered its 40th year of continuous research. Alongside other famous long-term chimpanzee study sites at Gombe and Mahale in East Africa, the tireless work of the team at Taï has contributed to the fields of behavioural ecology and anthropology, as well as improving public awareness of the urgent need to protect this already endangered species. Encompassing important research topics including chimpanzee ecology, reproductive behaviour, tool use, culture, communication, cognition and conservation, this book provides an engaging account of how Taï chimpanzees are adapted to African jungle life and how they have developed unique forms of cooperation with less violence, regular adoptions and complex cultural differences between groups.Trade Review'… this is a substantial book that is a 'must-have' on any primatologist's bookshelf …' William C. McGrew , PrimatesTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. War and peace in the Taï Chimpanzee Project: running a long-term Chimpanzee research project Christophe Boesch; 2. Developments in statistical methods applied over four decades of research, Taï Chimpanzee Project Roger Mundry; 3. Observation protocol and long-term data collection in Taï Roman Wittig and Christophe Boesch; 4. The Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF) and the Taï Chimpanzee Project (TCP) Emmanuelle Normand, Ilka Herbinger, Joseph Kouassi and Yves A. Kablan; 5. Insights from genetic analyses of the Taï chimpanzees Linda Vigilant; 6. Endocrinological analyses at Taï Tobias Deschner and Verena Behringer; 7. Chimpanzee behavioural diversity and the contribution of the Taï Chimpanzee Project Christophe Boesch; 8. An energetic model of foraging optimisation: wild chimpanzee hammer selection for nut-cracking Giulia Sirianni, Lydia Luncz and Paolo Gratton; 9. Demography and life history of five chimpanzee communities in Taï National Park Christophe Boesch and Roman Wittig; 10. Adoption in the Taï chimpanzees: costs, benefits, and strong social relationships Liran Samuni, Roman Wittig and Catherine Crockford; 11. Spatial integration of unusually high numbers of immigrant females into the South Group: further support for the bisexually-bonded model in Taï chimpanzees Sylvain Lemoine, Catherine Crockford and Roman Wittig; 12. Forty years striving to capture culture among the Taï chimpanzees Christophe Boesch; 13. Cultural diversity of nut-cracking behaviour between two populations of wild chimpanzees (pan troglodytes verus) in the Côte d'Ivoire Lydia Luncz, Roger Mundry, Serge Soiret and Christophe Boesch; 14. Ecological and social influences on rates of social play in immature wild chimpanzees (pan troglodytes verus) Yasmin Moebius, Peter Walsh, Grégoire Kohou and Christophe Boesch; 15. Long-term diet of the chimpanzees (pan troglodytes verus) in Taï National Park: inter-annual variations in consumption Zoro Bertin Gone Bi and Roman Wittig; 16. Why Taï Mangabeys do not use tools to crack nuts like sympatric-living chimpanzees: a cognitive limitation on monkey feeding ecology Karline Janmaat and Richard Byrn; 17. Providing research for conservation from long-term field sites Marie-Lyne Després-Einspenner, Yves A. Kablan, Celestin Kouakou, Hjalmar Kühl and Paul N'Goran; 18. Rank changes in female chimpanzees in Taï National Park Alexander Mielke, Catherine Crockford and Roman Wittig; 19. Effects of large-scale knockouts on chimpanzee association networks Julia Riedel, Christophe Boesch and Mathias Franz; 20. Why do the chimpanzees of the Taï Forest share meat? The value of bartering, begging, and hunting Cristina Gomes, Roger Mundry and Christophe Boesch; 21. Group specific social dynamics affect urinary oxytocin levels in Taï male chimpanzees Anna Preis, Liran Samuni, Tobias Deschner, Catherine Crockford and Roman Wittig; 22. The chimpanzees of the Taï Forest as models for hominine microorganism ecology and evolution Jan Gogarten, Grit Schubert, Fabian Leendertz and Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer; 23. Acute infectious diseases occurring in the Taï chimpanzee population: a review Livia Victoria Patrono and Fabian Leendertz; 24. Why does the chimpanzee vocal repertoire remain poorly understood? And what can be done about it Catherine Crockford; 25. Sexual dimorphism in chimpanzee vocalisations: a comparison of male and female call production and acoustic parameters Ammie Kalan; 26. Gestural usage and development in two subspecies of wild chimpanzees (pan troglodytes Schweinfurthii/Verus) Marlen Fröhlich and Simone Pika; 27. Spatial cognitive abilities in foraging chimpanzees Simone Ban and Emmanuelle Normand; 28. Temporal cognition in Taï chimpanzees Karline Janmaat.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Hermaphroditism and Mating Systems in Fish
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive review of hermaphroditism in fishes. It focuses on the behavioral ecology of functional hermaphroditism in fishes and discusses its evolution.Approximately 99% of all vertebrate species consist of separate-sex individuals (gonochorists), i.e., pure males and pure females. The other 1% of vertebrate species are hermaphroditic, and almost all of them are fishes. Among hermaphroditic fishes, four major types of hermaphroditism are known: simultaneous (or synchronous) hermaphroditism, protandry (male-to-female sex change), protogyny (female-to-male sex change), and bidirectional sex change (or reversed sex change in protogynous species). The book examines the occurrence of hermaphroditism in relation to phylogeny and mating systems. It also reviews the hypotheses for the evolution of hermaphroditism, and the size-advantage model, which is the main theory for the evolution of sex change, tested in relation to the mating system. The appendix in the last chapter provides an annotated list of hermaphroditic fish species (ca. 500 spp.).Table of Contents
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Johns Hopkins University Press Chimpanzee Politics
Book SynopsisAs we watch the chimpanzees of Arnhem behave in ways we recognize from Machiavelli (and from the nightly news), de Waal reminds us again that the roots of politics are older than humanity.Trade ReviewAn excellent book... Just as fresh and thought-provoking in 2008 as it was in 1983. Laelaps 2008Table of ContentsPreface to the 25th Anniversary EditionIntroduction1. Personalities2. Two Power Takeovers3. Restless Stability4. Sexual Privileges5. Social MechanismsConclusionEpilogueNotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex
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