| 书目名称 | Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles |
| 编辑 | Clifford Warwick,Phillip C. Arena,Gordon M. Burgha |
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| 概述 | New edition with nine extra contributions.Provides an unparalleled overview on animal welfare and work with reptiles in captivity.Essential for all involved in reptile care, including herpetologists, |
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| 描述 | This extensively revised and expanded new edition offers concepts, principles and applied information that relates to the wellbeing of reptiles. As a manual on health and welfare in a similar vein to volumes addressing the sciences of anatomy, behaviour or psychology, this book thoroughly examines the biology of reptile welfare and is about meeting biological needs. .The editors, acknowledged experts in their own right, have once again drawn together an extremely impressive international group of contributors. Positive and negative implications of general husbandry and research programs are discussed. In addition to greatly revised original content are. .nine new chapters offering readers novel insight into:.• sensory systems.• social behaviour.• brain and cognition.• controlled deprivation and enrichment.• effects of captivity-imposed noise and light disturbance on welfare.• spatial and thermal factors.• evidential thresholds for species suitability in captivity.• record keeping as an aid to captive care.• arbitrary husbandry practices and misconceptions.The authors have adopted a user-friendly writing style to accommodate a broad readership. Although primarily aimed at academic |
| 出版日期 | Book 2023Latest edition |
| 关键词 | Animal Welfare; Animal Stress; Animal Management; Welfare Assessment; Nutrition; Behaviour; Conservation; R |
| 版次 | 2 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86012-7 |
| isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-86014-1 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-86012-7 |
| copyright | Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023 |
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