The domestic cat
Subtitle: the biology of its behaviour
By: edited by Dennis C. Turner, ScD, Institute for Applied Ethology and Animal Psychology, Hirzel, and PD, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland ; Patrick Bateson, FRS, Emeritus Professor of Ethology, Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom ; ink and wash illustrations by Michael Edwards
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9781107025028
Subjects: Social aspects; Cats; Behavior
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-271) and index.
Table of contents: title: Why the cat?  -- Dennis C. Turner and Patrick Bateson; title: Behavioural development in the cat  -- Patrick Bateson; title: Normal and problematic reproductive behaviour in the domestic cat  -- Benjamin L. Hart and Lynette A. Hart; title: Communication in the domestic cat : within- and between-species  -- Sarah L. Brown and John W.S. Bradshaw; title: Social organisation and behavioural ecology of free-ranging domestic cats  -- Dennis C. Turner; title: Social behaviour of domestic cats in the human home  -- Penny L. Bernstein and Erika Friedmann; title: Domestication and history of the cat  -- James A. Serpell; title: Cultural differences in human-cat relations  -- Dennis C. Turner, Eva Waiblinger and Barbara Fehlbaum; title: Human and cat personalities : building the bond from both sides  -- Kurt Kotrschal [and 3 others]; title: Feline welfare issues  -- Irene Rochlitz; title: Breed and gender behaviour differences : relation to the ancient history and origin of the domestic cat  -- Benjamin L. Hart, Lynette A. Hart and Leslie A. Lyons; title: Showing cats  -- Anne Gregory, Steve Crow and Hilary Dean; title: Individual and environmental effects on health and welfare  -- J.L. Stella and C.A.T. Buffington; title: Feline behavioural problems and solution  -- Benjamin L. Hart and Lynette A. Hart; title: Cat population management  -- Elly Hiby, Harry Eckman and Ian MacFarlaine; title: Postscript : questions and some answers -- Patrick Bateson and Dennis C. Turner.