Asking animals : an introduction to animal behaviour testing /: an introduction to animal behaviour testing. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Birte L. Nielsen, UMR MoSAR, INRAE, France ; illustrations by Elinor L. Friggens.
• Authors: Nielsen, Birte Lindstrøm
• Contents: Part I. Setting the Scene -- 1. Five Things This Book is Not -- 2. Non-test Observations -- 3. How to Choose a Test -- Part II. Types of Tests -- 4. Tests to Characterize the Animal -- 5. Choice, Preference and Motivation -- 6. Ability to Detect and Distinguish -- 7. Effects of Age and Treatment -- 8. Reinforcement and Punishment -- 9. Learning Capacity, Memory and Cognitive Ability -- 10. Genetic Components of Behaviour -- Part III. Additional Aspects -- 11. Other Test Considerations -- 12. Legislation, Guidelines and Ethical Considerations -- 13. Future Methodologies and Technological Advances.
• Publisher Details: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK Boston, MA : CABI
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 178 pages)
• Subjects: 591.5; Animal behavior -- Testing; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781789240627; 1789240638; 9781789240634
• Related ISBNs: 178924062X; 9781789240603; 9781789240610
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 21, 2020).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.