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Animal Personality: The Science Behind Individual Variation (5M) Behavioral Science, Ethology, Zoology, and Personality Research in Pets, Farm Animals, and Wildlife
Explore the science behind why animals behave as individuals.
From "scaredy" cats to "moody cows," people often describe animals as having personalities, but what does science say? Animal Personality introduces the fundamentals of personality science, behavioral science, and ethology, showing how research has confirmed that animals can have distinct individual personalities.
This 224-page book by Jill R. D MacKay examines the history of behavioural testing before moving into scientific measurement, recording, and statistical analysis of individual variation in animals. It asks how researchers can identify traits such as fearfulness, aggression, and sociability, and what those traits reveal about animals as unique individuals.
Introduces animal personality science and the research behind individual behavioral variationExplores the history of behavioural testing and how animal traits are studied and recordedExamines scientific measurement and statistical analysis of non-human animal personalitiesConsiders practical implications for how people treat and care for pets, farm animals, and wildlifeLooks at deeper questions involving evolution, social interaction, neurological and genetic bases of personality, domestication, and challenges to dominance theory
By connecting zoology, animal behavior, and personality science, this thought-provoking resource examines how personality affects animal care, welfare, domestication, and the way humans interpret animal needs. It also questions long-held beliefs about animal traits and asks whether humans have anthropomorphised animals' social interactions.
Ideal for ethologists, animal owners, students, and readers interested in behavioral research, Animal Personality offers an informed and fascinating look at the science of individuality in non-human animals.
From "scaredy" cats to "moody cows," people often describe animals as having personalities, but what does science say? Animal Personality introduces the fundamentals of personality science, behavioral science, and ethology, showing how research has confirmed that animals can have distinct individual personalities.
This 224-page book by Jill R. D MacKay examines the history of behavioural testing before moving into scientific measurement, recording, and statistical analysis of individual variation in animals. It asks how researchers can identify traits such as fearfulness, aggression, and sociability, and what those traits reveal about animals as unique individuals.
Introduces animal personality science and the research behind individual behavioral variationExplores the history of behavioural testing and how animal traits are studied and recordedExamines scientific measurement and statistical analysis of non-human animal personalitiesConsiders practical implications for how people treat and care for pets, farm animals, and wildlifeLooks at deeper questions involving evolution, social interaction, neurological and genetic bases of personality, domestication, and challenges to dominance theory
By connecting zoology, animal behavior, and personality science, this thought-provoking resource examines how personality affects animal care, welfare, domestication, and the way humans interpret animal needs. It also questions long-held beliefs about animal traits and asks whether humans have anthropomorphised animals' social interactions.
Ideal for ethologists, animal owners, students, and readers interested in behavioral research, Animal Personality offers an informed and fascinating look at the science of individuality in non-human animals.
224 pages, Paperback
Published April 9, 2018
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