Medicine
Olfaction in Animal Behaviour and Welfare
by Birte L. Nielsen, Luisa Amo, Raimund Apfelbach, J. Elizabeth Bolhuis, Vincent Bombail, Roisin Campbell-Palmer, Caroline Clouard, Laurent Dormont, Markus Fendt, Peter Hepper, Tadeusz Jezierski, Olivia Le Moëne, Frédéric Levy, Nicolas Meunier, Raymond Nowak, Marije Oostindjer, Olivier Rampin, Frank Rosell, Roland Salesse, Burton Slotnick, Deborah Wells, Tristram D. Wyatt, Birte L. Nielsen
Description
Olfaction and pheromones is an exploding area of research in animal behaviour and welfare. Focusing on animals managed by humans, this book introduces the subject of olfaction in an evidence-based, but easy-to-understand way, explaining the importance of odours for animal behaviour and welfare. ;
- Section 1: Setting the Scene
- Chapter 1: The Nuts and Bolts of Olfaction
- Chapter 2: Innateness and Learning in Olfactory Behaviour and Odour Perception
- Chapter 3: Semiochemicals: Pheromones, Signature Mixtures and Behaviour
- Chapter 4: Behavioural Tests of Olfaction
- Chapter 5: Is There Such a Thing as a Bad Smell?
- Section 2: The Role of Olfaction
- Chapter 6: The Role of Olfaction in Feeding and Foraging
- Chapter 7: The Role of Olfaction in Mate Selection and Reproductive Behaviour
- Chapter 8: The Role of Olfaction in Maternal Care and Offspring Survival
- Chapter 9: The Role of Olfaction in Disease Detection and Prevention
- Chapter 10: The Role of Olfaction in Relation to Stress and Fear
- Chapter 11: The Role of Olfaction in Animal Housing and as Enrichment
- Section 3: Olfactory Behaviour
- Chapter 12: Olfactory Behaviour in Farm Animals
- Chapter 13: Olfactory Behaviour in Zoo Animals
- Chapter 14: Olfactory Behaviour in Laboratory Animals
- Chapter 15: Olfactory Behaviour in Companion Animals
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- Publisher CAB International
- Publication Date July 2017
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781786391599 / 1786391597
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 45 GBP
- Pages248
- ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2017
- Dimensions246 X 189 mm
- Reference Code4025
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