Book Details
Orange Code:95708
Paperback:637 pages
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Sections:
1. Introduction2. Physiology and Functional Anatomy3. Sensory Systems4. Biology of Stress5. Normal Behaviour6. Social Behaviour as a Challenge for Welfare7. Brains, Behaviour, and Cognition: Multiple Misconceptions8. Psychological and Behavioural Principles and Problems9. Effects of Ontogeny, Rearing Conditions, and Individual Differences on Behaviour: Welfare, Conservation, and Invasive Species Implications10. Controlled Deprivation and Enrichment11. Effects of Noise and Light12. Ethologically Informed Design and DEEP Ethology in Theory and Practice13. Spatial and Thermal Factors14. Nutritional Considerations15. Naturalistic Versus Unnaturalistic Environments16. Evidential Thresholds for Species Suitability in Captivity17. Record Keeping as an Aid to Captive Care18. Arbitrary Husbandry Practices and Misconceptions19. Miscellaneous Factors
Description:
This most important book fully examines the welfare of captive reptiles and discusses the positive and negative implications of general husbandry and research programmes. The editors, acknowledged experts in their own right, have drawn together an extremely impressive international group of contributors providing clearly written and comprehensive accounts of aspects such as physiology, physical stress, diet, veterinary and environmental issues, normal behaviour, psychological stress and informed design in research.
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