Front cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editor; Contributors; Chapter 1. Canine Ergonomics: Introduction to the New Science of Working Dogs; Chapter 2. Skill and Expertise in Working Dogs: A Cognitive Science Perspective; Chapter 3. Social Learning in Dogs; Chapter 4. Temperament and Personality in Working Dogs; Chapter 5. Overview of Scent Detection Work; Chapter 6. Evaluating Learning Tasks Commonly Applied in Detection Dog Training; Chapter 7. Attention in Dogs: Sustaining Attention in Mine Detection as Case Study; Chapter 8. Olfaction and Explosives Detector Dogs.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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As with many new fields, the literature on working dogs is scattered across several non-overlapping disciplines from forensics and the life sciences to medicine, security, and wildlife biology. Providing an overview, from physiology to cognition, this book discusses working dogs from a scientific perspective.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
Ingram Content Group
Stock Number
TANDF_189610
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Canine ergonomics.
International Standard Book Number
9781420079913
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Bioengineering.
Working dogs-- Environmental enrichment.
Working dogs-- Health.
Biotechnologie.
Chiens de travail-- Enrichissement environnemental.