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	Significance of Animal Behavior Research
		Animal behavior is the bridge between the molecular and physiological aspects of biology and the ecological.
		Increasingly social scientists are turning to animal behavior as a framework in which to interpret human society and to understand possible causes of societal problems.
		At the University of Stirling, Scotland, 75% of graduates in Psychology enroll in the elective, non-required animal behavior course.
	www.animalbehavior.org /ABS/Education/valueofanimalbehavior.html (1860 words)

	02.06.01: Basic Animal Behavior in Domesticated Animals
		Understanding animal behavior in the context of working with the animal in any one of the occupations that make up the animal care industry is the overall goal of this unit.
		Kneading action of the paws of a puppy or kitten on the mother’s breasts is an instinctual behavior that literally determines the young animal’s survival.
		Very often the public comes in contact with animals that are dominant aggressive whether because the owner has taken their dog to the park and it encounters other dogs or because the owner is taking dog for a walk and the dog displays aggressive behaviors to someone else walking on the street.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/2002/6/02.06.01.x.html (5650 words)

	THEORY OF MIND IN NONHUMAN PRIMATES
		Thus, an animal with a theory of mind believes that mental states play a causal role in generating behavior and infers the presence of mental states in others by observing their appearance and behavior under various circumstances.
		Gallup 1970), an animal with some experience of mirrors is anaesthetized and marked on its head with an odorless, non-irritant dye; several hours later, the frequency with which the animal touches the marks on its head is measured first in the absence of a mirror and then with a mirror present.
		Chimpanzees typically exhibit social behavior on initial exposure to a mirror, and it is therefore likely that the control animals were too busy responding socially to their mirror image to engage in the normal grooming behavior that had, by chance, given rise to mark-touching in the experimental subjects.
	www.bbsonline.org /documents/a/00/00/05/46/bbs00000546-00/bbs.heyes.html (13972 words)

	Animal Behavior Society: BOOKS PUBLISHED BY ABS MEMBERS
		Animal behavior researchers are involved in all aspects of behavioral research.
		The emphasis is on companion animals, animals maintained on farms and in laboratories, including aquaculture species and insects, and animals kept in zoos and wildlife parks.
		Primate behavioral ecology incorporates exciting new discoveries in its introduction to the field and its applications of behavioral ecology primate conservation....integrates the basics of evolutionary and ecological approaches and new noninvasive molecular and hormonal techniques to the study of primate behavior.
	www.animalbehavior.org /ABS/Stars/Books/abs_books_display.phtml (13463 words)

	Animal Training at SeaWorld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Animals behave in certain ways for three basic reasons: 1) to find food, 2) to avoid predators, and 3) to reproduce.
		The study of animal behavior is known as ethology.
		When we study animal behavior, we may mistakenly attribute human characteristics or motivations to animals.
	www.seaworld.org /infobooks/Training/atintrobehav.html (156 words)

	t r u t h o u t - Pollution Triggers Bizarre Behaviour in Animals
		Animals around the world are increasingly behaving in bizarre ways, and the cause is environmental pollution.
		Not only are we failing to acknowledge the scale of the problem caused by endocrine disruptors, but toxicologists may be missing a trick: changes in animal behavior could be an early warning that certain chemicals are harmful.
		Geoff Brighty, ecosystems science manager at the UK Environment Agency, agrees that studying the effects of chemicals on animal behavior should be given a higher priority.
	www.truthout.org /docs_04/090904G.shtml (903 words)

	Homosexual behavior among animals
		It is said that 450 species of animals have been documented as exhibiting homosexual behavior.
		It is sad that they would stoop themselves down to the level of animals in order to justify their sexual "orientation" and behavior.
		Behavioral studies of animals are not about humans.
	homepage.mac.com /eliu500/iblog/C955297317/E88649627 (282 words)

	Animal Behavior: Texas A&M University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Animal scientists are extremely concerned with providing safe and effective handling of livestock and companion animals.
		A graduate program is available in animal behavior, and undergraduate students interested in animal behavior have a wide variety of courses to choose from.
		Most of the animal behavior research at Texas AandM is "applied ethology", or studying the behavior of animals that are under the control of people and then linking that to some aspect of stress or welfare.
	animalscience.tamu.edu /ansc/behavior.html (179 words)

	Open Directory - Science: Biology: Zoology: Animal Behavior (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Animal and Plant Sciences - Research conducted at University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, that includes evolution and behavior studies.
		Animal Behavior - Daniel Mills and Gill Sheppard describe an evolutionary approach to the analysis, assessment and treatment of behavior problems.
		Animal Behavior and Sociobiology - Lecture on sociobiological behavior based on experimental animal observation from McMaster University, Canada.
	dmoz.org /Science/Biology/Zoology/Animal_Behavior (604 words)

	Animal Behavior Course (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A comparative study of animals with emphasis on the experimental analysis of their behavior.
		Traditional and contemporary views of instinct, learning, imprinting, social behavior, and cognition are covered.
		Individual projects require the application of previously learned research methodology and statistical techniques to the study of the natural behavior of animals in the laboratory and/or at the zoo.
	www.csun.edu /~vcpsy00h/psy401.htm (115 words)

	Natural Selection: subject gateway to the natural world
		The lectures introduce the study of animal behaviour, discuss influential behavioural models and their alternatives, look at the relationship between human social behaviour and animal behaviour, and also cover altruism and aggressive behaviour.
		Animal Behaviour Bulletin is a publication of the Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior (CISAB) at Indiana University in the US.
		The section 'Applied Animal Behavior' focuses on what is animal behaviour, why it is studied, individuals and their work, articles and links, and a directory of certified animal behaviourists.
	nature.ac.uk /browse/591.5.html (6556 words)

	RESEARCH IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The purpose of the study is to investigate homology between canine CD and human OCD, as well as the homogeneity of the canine disorder, using state-of-the-art functional brain imaging techniques.
		Their behavior is very flexible and strongly influenced by experience.
		Environmental influences early in life are known to have long-lasting effects on development, sensory capacities, and behavior of animals.
	www.vet.purdue.edu /vcs/research/luescheranimbehav.html (273 words)

	Genetics and the Behaviour of Domestic Animals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The continuing domestication of animals is a complex process which has innumerable impacts on animal behavior.
		This book synthesizes research from behavioral genetics and animal veterinary science in order to bridge the gap between the fields of genetics and behavioral research.
		P.J. Cheno with and A.J. Landaeta-Hernandez, Maternal and Reproductive Behavior of Livestock.
	www.grandin.com /inc/genetics.bk.html (280 words)

	Books: Intelligent Behavior in Animals and Robots
		This exciting study explores the novel insight, based on well-established ethological principles, that animals, humans, and autonomous robots can all be analyzed as multi-task autonomous control systems.
		In defining intelligent behavior, what matters is the behavioral outcome, not the nature of the mechanism by which the outcome is achieved.
		McFarland and Bösser address the problem of how to assess the consequences of robot behavior in a way that is meaningful in terms of the robot's intended role, comparing animal and robot in relation to rational behavior, goal seeking, task accomplishment, learning, and other important theoretical issues.
	cognet.mit.edu /library/books/view?isbn=0262132931 (214 words)

	CIWF Animal Sentience
		Devoted to the subject of animal conscious thought and feelings.
		Over the two days of the conference the common view among speakers and delegates was that animal sentience is an issue whose time has come.
		It was acknowledged that animal sentience is one of the most interesting and important areas of biological research, and that raising its awareness will have significant impact on the treatment of all animals used for farming, entertainment and companionship.
	www.animalsentience.com (74 words)

	Package: areas/agents/animals/ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		ANIMALS is a simulation system written by Toby Tyrrell for his PhD thesis.
		It includes a description is given of a simulated environment which is an extensive and detailed simulation of the problem of action selection for animals.
		This simulated environment is used to investigate the adequacy of several theories of action selection (from both ethology and artificial intelligence) such as the drive model, Lorenz's psycho-hydraulic model and Maes' spreading activation network, and outlines deficiencies in each mechanism.
	www.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs.cmu.edu/project/ai-repository/ai/areas/agents/animals/0.html (345 words)

	Animal Cognition and Learning
		This course is concerned with the experimental analysis of cognition and behavior in animals.
		In addition to discussing basic experimental results about cognition and intelligence in animals, an important emphasis will be placed on the logic and evidence used to justify any theoretical conclusions.
		The role of evolution and ecology in behavior and cognition
	www.pigeon.psy.tufts.edu /psych26/default.htm (427 words)

	Aggression in Dogs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Diane- While it is hard to give you advice on how to handle your dog without the opportunity to see him I think it is reasonable to give answer your question concerning the long term probability of changing his personality.
		It is not possible to ever fully trust a dog that has exhibited a tendency towards aggressive behavior not to revert to that behavior.
		It is usually necessary to constantly and consistently apply behavioral modification techniques that work and to keep this up lifelong, even when they work well.
	www.vetinfo.com /daggression.html (7751 words)

	Aggression in Dogs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Usually there is a component of one or the other of these conditions when "rage syndrome" is thought to be occurring in a springer spaniel.
		It is important to pursue behavioral control of the situation.
		It is never possible to totally trust a dog that has exhibited severe dominance aggression and children, elderly folks and people not smart enough not to approach a strange dog in an manner than might be viewed as aggressive have to be protected from the dog at all times.
	www.vetinfo4dogs.com /daggression.html (8255 words)

	Conferences: Animal Behavior and Design of Livestock and Poultry Production Systems International Conference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The profitability and efficiency of beef cattle, swine, dairy cow, and poultry production/handling can be improved through consideration of animal behavior.
		When animal behavior is considered in designing equipment and facilities, the resulting systems reduce death, injury, and mortality; improve productivity; and reduce wastage of feed, water, and energy.
		Presentations were divided into six sessions titled: The Design Process, The Behavior of Animals, Behavior-Based Design, Behavioral Considerations in Design, Looking at the Big Picture, and Behavior-Based Problem Solving in Practice.
	www.nraes.org /conferences/behavior.html (193 words)

	Citations: From animals to animats 4: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive ...
		Moreover, behavior oriented AI to a large extent overlaps with (a) the field of Adaptive Behavior (e.g.
		, which could be characterized as the study of the mechanisms of adaptive behavior in both natural and artificial agents, and (b) the Animat Approach, a term coined by Wilson (1985, 1991) since it uses artificial animals (animats) as tools for the study of intelligent behavior in natural ones.
		S. (Eds.) From animals to animats 4: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior.
	citeseer.ist.psu.edu /context/341692/0 (253 words)

	Animal Behaviour Macquarie University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		ome animal calls encode specific information about environmental events such as the approach of predators or the discovery of food.
		An exciting development of this technique substitutes an animal for the computer-generated receiver, retaining a synthetic signal.
		Pilot studies using Richard Dawkins' Blind Watchmaker algorithm (demonstration) have already established that biomorphs can be generated in a realistic variety of flower shapes and that these respond to selection from bees.
	galliform.bhs.mq.edu.au (1203 words)

	New Insight Into Kanzi and How a Great Ape Acquired Language
		These include a keyboard which provides for speech synthesis, allowing the animals to communicate using spoken English, and a "primate friendly" computer-based joystick terminal that permits the automated presentation of many different computerized tasks.
		Information developed at the center regarding the abilities of non-human primates to acquire symbols, comprehend spoken words, decode syntactical structures, learn concepts of number and quantity, and perform complex perceptual-motor tasks has helped changed the way humans view other members of the primate order.
		He currently leads a research project studying the concept of natural behavior in domestic animals.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-20-2005/0004173499&EDATE= (1055 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Man Meets Dog (Routledge Classics) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Lorenz is a keen observer of dog behavior and a wonderful teller of tales.
		While his many tales are very insightful, they are not necessarily indications of general behavior.
		But the jewel in the book is a single chapter where he lays out how to train a dog so that the dog understands what you want of him.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0415267455?v=glance (1124 words)

	Sign In page - International Veterinary Information Service - IVIS
		Access to this page is free but restricted to animal health professionals only.
		The IVIS project is supported by financial contributions from individuals and corporations that recognize the importance of this site for the veterinary profession and the improvement of animal health worldwide.
		- The IVIS website is a professional information resource reserved to veterinarians, veterinary support staff, veterinary students, and animal health scientists and professionals.
	www.ivis.org /advances/Behavior_Houpt/luescher/chapter_frm.asp?LA=1 (181 words)

	International Society for Adaptive Behavior (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The International Society for Adaptive Behavior, ISAB, is an international scientific society devoted to education and furthering research on adaptive behavior in animals, animats, software agents, and robots.
		Adaptive Behavior and reduced rates at the Society's conferences and workshops.
		The funds will be used for sponsorship of conferences and workshops, and, generally, to promote the field of adaptive behavior.
	www.isab.org (165 words)

	Dog Training, Trainer, Schools, How to Become a Dog & Animal Trainer - ABC
		Our school, our staff and our ABC Certified Dog Trainer graduates have caught the attention of the media and the public…
		Animal Behavior College is a private vocational school approved under California Education Code Sections 94915 and Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations.
		This approval indicates that Animal Behavior College has been visited and reviewed pursuant to state standards, and that the curricula is consistent in quality with the curricula offered by traditional institutions.
	www.animalbehaviorcollege.com (321 words)

	International Society for Adaptive Behavior (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The International Society for Adaptive Behavior has a new web site.
		The adaptive-behavior.org domain will be re-used for our journal, Adaptive Behavior, and this page will re-direct you in a moment to the journal section of ISAB's web site.
		Functionality is still being added to the new site, please bear with us.
	www.adaptive-behavior.org (141 words)

	Publications
		COE Jon C. (1995) The Evolution of Zoo Animal Exhibits.
		HARRISON Bernard (1998) The living animal and its exhibit as interpretor: Exhibition Techniques in Modern Zoos.
		WALCZAK J. (1995) Multi-Species Animal Rotation: A New Concept for Animal Display and Management at the Louisville Zoo's New Island Exhibit.
	www.zoolex.org /publication.html (4245 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Social Behavior in Farm Animals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0851993974?v=glance (351 words)

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