Key Questions in Animal Behaviour and Welfare

Paul Rees was a senior lecturer in the School of Science, Engineering and Environment at the University of Salford, United Kingdom, for 22 years until his retirement in 2020. He holds a BSc in Environmental Biology from the University of Liverpool and a PhD in animal ecology and behaviour from the University of Bradford. Paul previously lectured at three Further Education Colleges and a Higher Education College in the United Kingdom, and trained biology teachers at Sokoto College of Education in Nigeria. He has taught from GCE 'O'/GCSE level to MSc level and has been an external examiner for a range of taught programmes, from Higher National Diploma to MSc level, at six British universities. Paul has published papers on mammal behaviour and ecology, wildlife law, and the role of zoos in conservation, along with eight textbooks concerned with ecology, zoo biology, wildlife law and elephants. He is the author of Key Questions in Ecology: A Study and Revision Guide and Key Questions in Applied Ecology and Conservation: A Study and Revision Guide.

• 1: Foundations and history of animal behaviour and welfare 2: Basic concepts and mechanisms in behaviour 3: Biological Basis of Behaviour 4: Learning, memory and training 5: Territoriality, navigation and migration 6: Animal cognition and communication 7: Behavioural ecology and social behaviour 8: Measuring, recording and analysing animal behaviour and welfare 9: Animal exploitation and welfare 10: Animal rights, ethics and law