Key Questions in Animal Behaviour and Welfare: A Study and Revision Guide (CABI Key Questions)

An understanding of animal behavior and welfare is an important requirement of a wide range of programs of study including biology, zoology, animal welfare, animal behavior, psychology and zoo biology. This book is intended as a study and revision guide for students following programs of study in which animal behavior and welfare are an important component. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced - and grouped into 10 major topic areas: 1. Foundations and history of animal behavior and welfare 2. Basic concepts and mechanisms in behavior 3. Biological basis of behavior 4. Learning, memory and training 5. Territoriality, navigation and migration 6. Animal cognition and communication 7. Behavioral ecology and social behavior 8. Measuring, recording and analyzing behavior and welfare 9. Animal exploitation and welfare 10. Animal rights, ethics and law The book has been produced in a convenient format so that it can be used at any time in any place. It allows the reader to learn and revise the meaning of terms used in the study of animal behavior and welfare, methods of recording behavior and assessing welfare, the physiology of behavior, learning, memory, cognition, behavioral ecology, animal rights and much more. Many of the questions require students to use their knowledge to interpret information provided in the form of graphs, data or photographs. Cover Key Questions in Animal Behaviour and Welfare: Dedication Contents About the Author Preface Acknowledgements How to use this book 1 Foundations and History of Animal Behaviour and Welfare Foundation Intermediate Advanced 2 Basic Concepts and Mechanisms in Behaviour Foundation Intermediate Advanced 3 Biological Basis of Behaviour Foundation Intermediate Advanced 4  Learning, Memory and Training Foundation Intermediate Advanced 5 Territoriality, Navigation and Migration Foundation Intermediate Advanced 6 Animal Cognition and Communication Foundation Intermediate Advanced 7  Behavioural Ecology and Social Behaviour Foundation Intermediate Advanced 8  Measuring, ­Recording and Analysing ­Animal Behaviour and Welfare Foundation Intermediate Advanced 9  Animal Exploitation and Welfare Foundation Intermediate Advanced 10 Animal Rights, Ethics and Law Foundation Intermediate Advanced Answers Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 References Back Cover This book contains 11 chapters on the foundations and history of animal behaviour and welfare; basic concepts and mechanisms in behaviour; the bological basis of behaviour; learning, memory and training; territoriality, navigation and migration; animal cognition and communication; behavioural ecology and social behaviour; measuring, recording and analysing animal behaviour and welfare; animal exploitation and welfare; animal rights, ethics and law and the answers to the questions in each chapter. This book is intended to introduce college, university students and anyone interested to animal behaviour and animal welfare "This book is a study and revision guide for students following programmes of study in which animal behaviour and welfare is an important component. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced"-- Provided by publisher