The Domestic cat the biology of its behaviour /
| Other Authors: | Turner, Dennis C., 1948-, Bateson, P. P. G. 1938-2017, Cats '86 |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1988.
Cambridge [England] ; New York : 1988. |
| Physical Description: |
x, 222 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
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| Item Description: |
Based on a symposium Cat's '86, held at the University of Zürich-Irchel, Switzerland, Sept. 1-3. 1986. Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-215) and index. Why the cat? / Dennis C. Turner and Patrick Bateson -- Behavioural development in the cat / Paul Martin and Patrick Bateson -- Factors influencing the mother-kitten relationship / John M. Deag, Aubrey Manning and Candace E. Lawrence -- Individuality in the domestic cat / Michael Mendl and Robert Harcourt -- The tame and the wild -- another Just-so story? / Paul Leyhausen -- Cat society and the consequences of colony size / G. Kerby and D.W. Macdonald -- Spatial organisation and reproductive tactics in the domestic cat and other felids / Olof Liberg and Mikael Sandell -- The mating system of feral cats living in a group / Eugenia Natoli and Emanuele De Vito -- Hunting behaviour of the domestic cat / Dennis C. Turner and Othmar Meister -- Diet of domestic cats and their impact on prey populations / B.M. Fitzgerald -- The domestication and history of the cat / James A. Serpell -- The human-cat relationship / Eileen B. Karsh and Dennis C. Turner -- Practical aspects of research on cats / Claudia Mertens and Rosemarie Schar -- Questions about cats / Patrick Bateson and Dennis C. Turner. |
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| Physical Description: |
x, 222 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-215) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0521354471 9780521354479 0521357276 9780521357272 |