Studying Captive Animals: A Workbook of Methods in by Paul A. Rees

By Paul A. Rees

Studying Captive Animals outlines the equipment which may be used to check the behaviour, welfare and ecology of animals residing less than the regulate of people, together with significant other animals, feral populations, and people dwelling on farms and in zoos.

This booklet is a step by step advisor to the entire technique of accomplishing a systematic examine: from designing the unique venture, formulating testable hypotheses, and gathering and analysing the knowledge, to drawing conclusions from the paintings and writing it up as a systematic record or paper. It additionally illustrates how you can write a proper learn concept - a very important and infrequently tough part of the scholar undertaking - and the way to accommodate the moral assessment process.

Sample facts assortment sheets are supplied and the research and presentation of knowledge are labored via in diagrammatic shape. furthermore, workouts are integrated that let the reader to  practice analysing forms of info and recommendation is supplied at the collection of applicable statistical checks. The textual content describes the differing kinds of scholar tasks that could be undertaken within the box, and explains the place secondary information will be stumbled on for zoos.

This is an insightful source, rather for these learning and dealing with zoo and cattle. it truly is crucial analyzing for college students learning zoo biology and animal administration; it's also appropriate for college students on classes in animal behaviour, animal welfare, zoology, biology, psychology, animal technological know-how, animal creation, animal ecology, conservation biology, and veterinary technological know-how. This publication is essentially meant for undergraduates yet may also be of worth to postgraduate scholars who've now not formerly engaged in box stories. execs operating in associations which are individuals of the realm organization of Zoos and Aquariums, the ecu organization of Zoos and Aquaria and different neighborhood and nationwide zoo businesses will take advantage of entry to this useful guide.

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