Behavioural Biology Of Dogs

"This book is interesting to read...Diverse types of readers can learn from this publication, including university students in biology, agriculture and perhaps veterinary medicine as a brief introduction."-- (01/01/2009) "This volume aptly demonstrates that canine behavioral biology is exquisitely interesting in and of itself."--Science

Per Jensen is an Associate Professor, Masters Programme in Family Therapy and Systemic Practice, Diakonhjemmet University College, Oslo, Norway.

1: Systematics and evolution of canids, X Wang and R Tedford, both at American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA 2: Domestication of dogs, P Savolainen, Albanova University Centre, Stockholm, Sweden 3: The evolution of dog breeds, C Vila, Uppsala University, Sweden 4: Mechanisms and function in dog behaviour, P Jensen 5: Behaviour genetics of dogs, E Jazin, Uppsala University, Sweden 6: Sensory physiology and dog behaviour, H Bubna-Littitz, Veterinary University of Vienna, Austria 7: Social behaviour of dogs and related canids, D U Feddersen-Petersen, University of Kiel, Germany 8: Learning in dogs, P Reid, ASPCA Animal Behavior Center, New York, USA 9: Behaviour of feral dogs, L Boitani, University of Rome, Italy 10: Behaviour of working dogs, R Beilharz, The University of Melbourne, Australia 11: Testing and prediction of dog behaviour, K Svartberg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden 12: Social cognition and human-animal interactions in dogs, A Miklosi, Etvs Lornd University, Budapest, Hungary 13: Behavioural disorders of dogs, R Mugford, The Animal Behaviour Centre, Surrey, UK 14: Behaviour and disease in dogs, Hedhammar, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden and K Hultin-Jderlund, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo, Norway