Stereotypic Animal Behaviour
Fundamentals and Applications to Welfare
2nd Edition
Published on 4. September 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-84593-465-1 (ISBN)
Description
This second edition is a complete re-write of the 1st edition published in 1993 (editors Lawrence and Rushen). It reflects many recent advances, bringing together all new chapters and over 30 contributors. Abnormal behaviour patterns, from the jumping and somersaulting of caged laboratory mice to the pacing of enclosed 'big cats', are displayed by many millions of farm, zoo, research and companion animals. This book focuses on the causation and treatment of these environment-induced stereotypic behaviours, and their implications for animal welfare and normalcy of brain functioning. The first section takes an ethological perspective, focusing on the constraints captivity places on animals' normal behavioural repertoires, and the effects these have on specific motivational systems. The second section addresses the role of dysfunction, particularly the impact of chronic stress and impoverished environments on brain functioning. The third section looks at how stereotypic behaviours can be tackled, once they have emerged, using diverse techniques from environmental enrichment to pharmaceutical intervention. The volume ends with a synthesis, a suggested new definition for 'stereotypic behaviour', and a discussion of future research directions. This book will be of significant interest to researchers and advanced students in animal behaviour and welfare, animal and veterinary science, comparative psychology, and neuroscience.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 173 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
839 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84593-465-1 (9781845934651)
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Georgia Mason is a behavioural biologist a the University of Guelph, Canada, who studies how animals adapt (or fail to adapt) to captive housing conditions, especially conditions that meet their physiological needs but are too small or monotonous to allow natural behaviour. She is also interested in the validation of animal welfare indicators.
Content
I: Introduction: A decade-or-more's more progress in understanding stereotypies, J Rushen and G Mason Part 1: Normal Animal, Abnormal Environment? 1: Stereotypic oral behaviour in captive unguates: Foraging, diet and gastro-intestinal function, R Bergeron, A Badnell-Waters, Equine Consultancy Services, UK, S Lambton, University of Bristol, UK, and G Mason 2: Locomotory stereotypies in carnivores: does pacing stem from hunting, ranging or frustrated escape? R Clubb, Care for the Wild International, UK, and S Vickery, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK 3: The motivational basis of caged rodents' stereotypies, H Wuerbel, Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giessen, Germany Part 2: Stereotypies as Pathologies 4: Perseveration and Stereotypy - Systems-Level Insights from Clinical Psychology, J Garner, Purdue University, USA 5: Social deprivation and social separation: Developmental insights from primatology, M A Novak, J S Meyer, University of Massachusetts, USA, C Lutz and S Tiefenbacher, New England Primate Research Center, USA 6: The Neurobiology of Stereotypy I: Environmental Complexity, M H Lewis, M F Presti, University of Florida, USA, J B Lewis, New College of Florida, USA, and C A Turner, University of Michigan, USA 7: The Neurophysiology of Stereotypy II - The Role of Stress, S Cabib, Universita "La Sapienza", Italy Part 3: Treating Stereotypies 8: Environmental enrichment as a strategy for mitigating stereotypies in zoo animals: a literature review and meta-analysis, R Swaisgood, Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, San Diego, USA, and D Shepherdson, Oregon Zoo, USA 9: Veterinary and pharmacological approaches to abnormal repetitive behaviour , D Mills, University of Lincoln, UK, and A Luescher, Purdue University, USA Part 4: In Conclusion 10: Stereotypies in captive animals: Fundamentals and implications for animal welfare, G Mason