How dogs work
Title:
How dogs work
Author:
Coppinger, Raymond, author.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
©2015
Physical Description:
xii, 243 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Summary:
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.
Language:
English
Contents:
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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ISBN:
9780226128139
9780226322704
Format :
Book
