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Stereotypic Animal Behaviour - Fundamentals and Applications to Welfare (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Stereotypic Animal Behaviour - Fundamentals and Applications to Welfare (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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This second edition is a complete re-write of the 1st edition
published in 1993 (editors Lawrence and Rushen). It reflects many
recent advances, bringing together all new chapters and over 30
contributors. Abnormal behaviour patterns, from the jumping and
somersaulting of caged laboratory mice to the pacing of enclosed
'big cats', are displayed by many millions of farm, zoo, research
and companion animals. This book focuses on the causation and
treatment of these environment-induced stereotypic behaviours, and
their implications for animal welfare and normalcy of brain
functioning. The first section takes an ethological perspective,
focusing on the constraints captivity places on animals' normal
behavioural repertoires, and the effects these have on specific
motivational systems. The second section addresses the role of
dysfunction, particularly the impact of chronic stress and
impoverished environments on brain functioning. The third section
looks at how stereotypic behaviours can be tackled, once they have
emerged, using diverse techniques from environmental enrichment to
pharmaceutical intervention. The volume ends with a synthesis, a
suggested new definition for 'stereotypic behaviour', and a
discussion of future research directions. This book will be of
significant interest to researchers and advanced students in animal
behaviour and welfare, animal and veterinary science, comparative
psychology, and neuroscience.
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