Warwick C. Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles 2ed 2023

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This extensively revised and expanded new edition offers concepts, principles and applied information that relates to the wellbeing of reptiles. As a manual on health and welfare in a similar vein to volumes addressing the sciences of anatomy, behaviour or psychology, this book thoroughly examines the biology of reptile welfare and is about meeting biological needs. The editors, acknowledged experts in their own right, have once again drawn together an extremely impressive international group of contributors. Positive and negative implications of general husbandry and research programs are discussed. The authors have adopted a user-friendly writing style to accommodate a broad readership. Although primarily aimed at academic professionals, this comprehensive volume is fundamentally a biology book that will also inform all involved in captive reptile husbandry. Among others, zoo personnel, herpetologists, veterinarians, lab animal scientists, and expert readers in animal welfare and behavioural studies will benefit from this updated work.
Introduction
Physiology and Functional Anatomy
Sensory Systems
Biology of Stress
Normal Behaviour
Social Behaviour as a Challenge for Welfare
Brains, Behaviour, and Cognition:​ Multiple Misconceptions
Psychological and Behavioural Principles and Problems
Effects of Ontogeny, Rearing Conditions, and Individual Differences on Behaviour:​ Welfare, Conservation, and Invasive Species Implications
Controlled Deprivation and Enrichment
Effects of Noise and Light
Ethologically Informed Design and DEEP Ethology in Theory and Practice
Spatial and Thermal Factors
Nutritional Considerations
Naturalistic Versus Unnaturalistic Environments
Evidential Thresholds for Species Suitability in Captivity
Record Keeping as an Aid to Captive Care
Arbitrary Husbandry Practices and Misconceptions
Miscellaneous Factors