ENGLISH

How Dogs Work

By Mark H , Coppinger , Raymond;Feinstein

Book information

Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9780226128139, 9780226322704, 9783642539947, 022632270X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
15 MB (15565060 bytes)
Pages
(xii, 243 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : i
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Canis--Behavior;Dogs--Behavior;TECHNOLOGY & ENGINE

Description

What are dogs like? -- What makes ethologists tick? -- The shape of a dog is what makes it tick -- The shape of behavior -- The rules of foraging -- Intrinsic behavior -- Accommodation and behavior -- Emergent behavior -- Play -- Minding the dog.;Two experts, drawing on decades of research and field experiments, unlock the origins of many of our dogs most common, most puzzling and most endearing behaviors, and explore such canine mysteries as why dogs play, why they bark, how they feed and forage, why they guard and herd and much more. What are dogs like? -- What makes ethologists tick? -- The shape of a dog is what makes it tick -- The shape of behavior -- The rules of foraging -- Intrinsic behavior -- Accommodation and behavior -- Emergent behavior -- Play -- Minding the dog.

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