Asking Animals: An Introduction to Animal Behaviour Testing

Your Practical Guide to Animal Behaviour Tests

This contemporary, thought-provoking yet utterly practical book provides an introductory text covering the use and misuse of behaviour tests applied to animals. By including illustrative examples from a variety of species, this book inspires the animal scientist to think about what a given behavioral test can be used for and how the results can be interpreted.

Key Features

• Practical Guidance: The text includes the dos and don'ts of running behaviour tests and interpreting the results, offering practical, evidence-based advice for immediate application.
• Comprehensive Coverage: It provides information on behavior tests for a whole range of species, including companion, farm, zoo, laboratory, and wild animals.
• Accessible Format: Featuring many clear, simple illustrations, the information is made readily accessible and the succinct text is designed to be read cover to cover and stimulate further reading.
• Research Toolkit: This book is an essential item in the researcher's toolkit when embarking on and devising any animal behaviour test.
• Broad Audience: It is valuable to students, established researchers, teachers, and practitioners of applied ethology, animal welfare science, and veterinary science.