Aún cuando la FISIOLOGÍA DE LOS ANIMALES DOMÉSTICOS DE DUKES es un libro especialmente concebido para los cursos de Fisiología en los estudios de Medicina Veterinaria, por su extensión, organización de la informacion y actualidad de sus datos, resulta una importante obra de consulta y estudio para estudiantes de postgrado, medicos veterinarios en el ejercicio de su profesion e investigadores. Editorial Limusa pone a su disposicion esta obra, cuya importancia se refleja en el apreciable numero de ediciones que la preceden, en dos volumenes que sin duda haran mas facil su uso.

Permite una rápida identificación de los peces. Intenta uniformizar, en la medida de lo posible, los nombres aplicados a los peces utilizando los nombres científicos, especialmente por lo que concierne a aquellos que son tan similares en cuanto a tamaño, estructura y forma que no pueden ser distinguidos con facilidad, incluso por un ictiologo.

A groundbreaking two volume illustrated reference book covering all of Europe s birds Would you like to be able to identify any bird species in Europe in all plumages in every season ID Handbook of European Birds is the resource for you This identification handbook blends incisive descriptions with stunning high resolution photos to provide the most comprehensive in depth coverage of European birds available Never before has so much current information been brought together in one place and presented so clearly and completely This monumental two volume work is destined to become a standard reference to Europe s birds Covers 733 species known to occur in Europe Features more than 5 500 spectacular color photos Detailed species accounts describe key identification features molting age and gender The high quality photos depict the characteristics most essential for identification Innovatively designed for easy at a glance reference An ideal resource for anyone who wants to enhance their experience in the field A must for bird watchers everywhere from beginners to seasoned birders

This is the first book to collate and synthesize the recent burgeoning primary research literature on dog behaviour, evolution, and cognition.The author presents a new ecological approach to the understanding of dog behaviour, demonstrating how dogs can be the subject of rigorous and productive scientific study without the need to confine them to a laboratory environment.This second, fully updated edition of Dog Behaviour, Evolution and Cognition starts with an overview of the conceptual and methodological issues associated with the study of the dog, followed by a brief description of their role in human society. An evolutionary perspective is then introduced with a summary of current research into the process of domestication. The central part of the book is devoted to issues relating to the cognitive aspects of behaviour which have received particular attention in recent years from both psychologists and ethologists. The book''s final chapters introduce the reader to many novel approaches to dog behaviour, set in the context of behavioural development and genetics.This second edition recognises and discusses the fact that dogs are increasingly being used as model organisms for studying aspects of human biology, such as genetic diseases and ageing. Specific attention is also given in this edition to attachment behaviour which emerges between humans and dogs, the importance of inter-specific communication in the success of dogs in human communities and the broad aspects of social cognition and how this may contribute to human-dog cooperationDirections for future research are highlighted throughout the text which also incorporates links to human and primate research by drawing on homologies and analogies in both evolution and behaviour.The book will therefore be of relevance and use to anyone with an interest in behavioural ecology including graduate students of animal behaviour and cognition, as well as a more general audience of dog enthusiasts, biologists, psychologists, veterinarians, and sociologists.

This is the first book to collate and synthesize the recent burgeoning primary research literature on dog behaviour, evolution, and cognition.The author presents a new ecological approach to the understanding of dog behaviour, demonstrating how dogs can be the subject of rigorous and productive scientific study without the need to confine them to a laboratory environment.Dog Behaviour, Evolution and Cognition starts with an overview of the conceptual and methodological issues associated with the study of the dog, followed by a brief description of their role in human society-almost a third of human families share their daily life with the dog! An evolutionary perspective is then introduced with a summary of current research into the process of domestication.The central part of the book is devoted to issues relating to the cognitive aspects of behaviour which have received particular attention in recent years from both psychologists and ethologists. The book''s final chapters introduce the reader to many novel approaches to dog behaviour, set in the context of behavioural development and genetics.Directions for future research are highlighted throughout the text which also incorporates links to human and primate research by drawing on homologies and analogies in both evolution and behaviour.The book will therefore be of relevance and use to anyone with an interest in behavioural ecology including graduate students of animal behaviour and cognition, as well as a more general audience of dog enthusiasts, biologists, psychologists and sociologists.

This is the first book to collate and synthesize the recent burgeoning primary research literature on dog behaviour, evolution, and cognition.The author presents a new ecological approach to the understanding of dog behaviour, demonstrating how dogs can be the subject of rigorous and productive scientific study without the need to confine them to a laboratory environment.This second, fully updated edition of Dog Behaviour, Evolution and Cognition starts with an overview of the conceptual and methodological issues associated with the study of the dog, followed by a brief description of their role in human society. An evolutionary perspective is then introduced with a summary of current research into the process of domestication.The central part of the book is devoted to issues relating to the cognitive aspects of behaviour which have received particular attention in recent years from both psychologists and ethologists. The books final chapters introduce the reader to many novel approaches to dog behaviour, set in the context of behavioural development and genetics.This second edition recognises and discusses the fact that dogs are increasingly being used as model organisms for studying aspects of human biology, such as genetic diseases and ageing. Specific attention is also given in this edition to attachment behaviour which emerges between humans and dogs, the importance of inter-specific communication in the success of dogs in human communities and the broad aspects of social cognition and how this may contribute to human-dog cooperation.Directions for future research are highlighted throughout the text which also incorporates links to human and primate research by drawing on homologies and analogies in both evolution and behaviour.The book will therefore be of relevance and use to anyone with an interest in behavioural ecology including graduate students of animal behaviour and cognition, as well as a more general audience of dog enthusiasts, biologists, psychologists, veterinarians, and sociologists.

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Plumaje brillante, técnica exquisita El libro ilustrado de los loros de Edward Lear Edward Lear puede ser más conocido por sus versos absurdos, pero en sus años tempranos descolló como ilustrador de aves y reptiles. Esta coleccion de 42 litografias coloreadas a mano, tituladas originalmente Ilustraciones de la familia de los psitacidos, o loros, fue el mayor logro en su carrera relativamente breve como dibujante de historia natural, antes de que un problema ocular lo condujera a concentrarse en su escritura. En la epoca de Lear, los loros vivos eran infrecuentes y muy buscados, comprados y vendidos por fuertes sumas de dinero por magnates aficionados a la historia natural y valorados por la aristocracia europea del siglo XIX por su asombroso plumaje y su imitacion de la voz humana. Desde luego, los buenos dibujos de ellos tambien eran muy cotizados. Una de las primeras colecciones enteramente dedicadas a la especie, Loros incluye ejemplares africanos, australianos y americanos criados por eminentes ornitologos como sir William Jardine y Prideaux John Selby, que patrocinaron a Lear, inspirando y dirigiendo su trabajo. Al contrario de otros ilustradores de aves, el joven y prodigiosamente talentoso Lear (1812-1888) realizaba sus dibujos a partir de loros vivos, capturando sus expresiones y movimientos en ilustraciones notablemente vivaces. El nuevo medio de la litografia coloreada a mano facilito la intensa elegancia de la obra de Lear. Esta coleccion exquisita fue reproducida originalmente en 175 series unicas y vendida por suscripcion a los eruditos mas eminentes y los coleccionistas mas opulentos de loros vivos en Gran Bretaña. Los Psitacidos hicieron de Lear un ilustrador celebre y el profesor de dibujo de la joven reina Victoria. Con una breve introduccion zoologica y descripciones escritas de cada ave, la reimpresion perfecta de TASCHEN devuelve a la vida los loros de Lear para admiracion de todos.

El Cuidado Del Perro Bruce Fogle Es la obra de consulta esencial para todos los propietarios de perros. El autor, un veterinario de reconocido prestigio internacional, ofrece al lector: consejos profesionales y practicos sobre todos los aspectos del cuidado del perro., desde como cuidar a un cachorro a como atender a un perro viejo; informacion detallada de todos los trastornos y patologias canicas; tecnicas de primeros auxilios, esenciales para afrontar cualquier emergencia. Esta totalmente ilustrada en color con dibujos anatomicos realizados ex profeso, fotografias, cuadros explicativos y tablas de diagnostico.

IDENTIFICACIÓN EN VUELO DE AVES RAPACES presenta la información más actualizada para hacer frente a los retos de la identificación de estas aves en Europa, África del Norte y Oriente Medio. El texto

La nueva serie"Master"detalla en profundidad todos los temas de interés tanto para el profesional como para el aficionado con sólidos fundamentos sobre acuarística. Esta úitil y atractiva guía del acuario de agua dulce nos presenta una extensa gama de mas de 870 especies de peces comunes y raras. A su vez, trata con detalle las plantas de acuario , los arreglos vegetales y la instalacion y mantenimiento del acuario.

Cuando apareció la primera edición de esta obra en 1987, fue el primer libro en lengua española que exponía de forma clara y con unas sólidas bases científicas todo lo relacionado con la genética del canario. Con el paso del tiempo, los criadores han ido asimilando todos estos conocimientos y los han puesto en práctica en sus criaderos, consiguiendo mejorar la calidad de sus canarios y, especialmente, consolidar algunas mutaciones muy interesantes que han dado paso a nuevas variedades de canarios de color. Esta nueva edición, basada en el criterio riguroso de la primera, poco tiene que ver con ella, pues, como podrán comprobar los lectores, los conocimientos del autor adquiridos a lo largo de todos estos años han dado como resultado un auténtico "manual de genética" imprescindible para cualquier criador que desee ampliar sus conocimientos sobre la cría de los canarios de color.