Main description:

Offers the first comprehensive resource to document the particular needs of a given species in captivity.
Each species is dealt with by specialists who are fully familiar with their animals, writing to a consistent template to facilitate easy navigation.
Each chapter in Part 2 addresses specific species-typical behaviours associated with pain and distress.
The third section contains a series of easy reference ethograms that will aid understanding, and potentially quantification of i.e., baboon, bird, or bovine behavior.
The book will be useful not only in laboratory settings, but any situation where an animal is kept in captivity, from veterinary clinics to zoos and sanctuaries.
Edited by internationally recognized experts in animal behaviour and behavioural management.

Contents:

Introduction to the Behavioral Biology of Laboratory Animals

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIORAL BIOLOGY

Animal Behavior: An Introduction

Abnormal Behavior in Animals in Research Settings

Utilizing Behavior to Assess Welfare

An Overview of Behavioral Management for Laboratory Animals

SECTION 2: TAXON-SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Behavioral Biology of Mice

Behavioral Biology of Rats

Behavioral Biology of Guinea Pigs

Behavioral biology of deer and white-footed mice, Mongolian gerbils, and prairie and meadow voles

Behavioral Biology of Hamsters

Behavioral Biology of Rabbits

Behavioral Biology of Laboratory Ferrets

Behavioral Biology of Dogs

Behavioral Biology of Domestic Cats

Behavioral Biology of Pigs and Minipigs

Behavioral Biology of Sheep

Behavioral Biology of Cattle

Behavioral Biology of Horses

Behavioral Biology of Chickens and Quail

Behavioral Biology of the Zebra Finch

Behavioral Biology of Zebrafish

Behavioral Biology of Amphibians

Behavioral Biology of Reptiles

Behavioral Biology of Marmosets

Behavioral Biology of Squirrel Monkeys

Behavioral Biology of Owl Monkeys

Behavioral Biology of Capuchin Monkeys

Behavioral Biology of Macaques

Behavioral Biology of Vervets/African Green Monkeys

Behavioral Biology of Baboons

SECTION 3 SELECTED ETHOGRAMS