Manual of parrot behavior
By: edited by Andrew Luescher.
Contributors: Luescher, Andrew.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Blackwell
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780813827490
Subjects: Parrots -- Behavior
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The classification and the status of wild populations of parrots / Dominique G. Homberger; title: Behavior of wild Amazona and rhynchpsitta parrots, with comparative insight from other psittacids / Ernesto C. Enkerlin-Hoeflich, Noel F.R. Snyder, James W. Wiley; title: Parrot conservation, trade, and reintroduction / Charles A. Munn; title: Sensory capacities of parrots / Jennifer Graham ... [et al.]; title: Social behavior of psittacine birds / Lynne M. Seibert; title: Captive parrot nutrition : interactions with anatomy, physiology, and behavior / Kevin David Matson, Elizabeth A. Koutsos; title: Comfort behavior and sleep / Laurie Bergman, Ulrike S. Reinisch; title: Parrot reproductive behavior, or, who associates, who mates, and who cares / Tracey R. Spoon; title: Nest box preferences / Scott George Martin, April Romagnano; title: Hand-rearing : behavioral impacts and implications for captive parrot welfare / Rebecca Fox; title: Behavioral development of psittacine companions : neonates, neophytes, and fledglings / Phoebe Greene Linden, with Andrew U. Luescher; title: Handler attitude and chick development / Brenda Cramton; title: Grey parrot cognition and communication / Irene M. Pepperberg; title: How parrots learn / S.G. Friedman, Steve Martin, Bobbi Brinker; title: Behavior classes in the veterinary hospital : preventing problems before they start / Kenneth R. Welle; title: Diagnostic workup of suspected behavioral problems / Susan E. Orosz; title: Aggressive behavior in pet birds / Kenneth R. Welle, Andrew U. Luescher; title: Parrot vocalization / Laurie Bergman, Ulrike S. Reinisch; title: Parrots and fear / Liz Wilson, Andrew U. Luescher; title: Problem sexual behaviors of companion parrots / Fern Van Sant; title: Mate trauma / April Romagnano; title: Feather picking disorder in pet birds / Lynne M. Seibert; title: Psittacine behavioral pharmacotherapy / Kenneth M. Martin; title: Behavior of captive psittacids in the breeding aviary / G. Heather Wilson; title: Housing and management considerations for problem prevention / Andrew U. Luescher, Liz Wilson; title: Captive parrot welfare / Cheryl Meehan, Joy Mench.