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BL
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972944
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b727314
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| Title & Author
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Canine ergonomics : : the science of working dogs /\ edited by William S. Helton.
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| Publication Statement
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Boca Raton :: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xviii, 348 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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1282106163
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: 1420079921
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: 9781282106161
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: 9781420079920
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1420079913
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9781420079913
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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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| 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.
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Bioengineering.
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Working dogs-- Environmental enrichment.
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Working dogs-- Health.
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Biotechnologie.
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Chiens de travail-- Enrichissement environnemental.
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Chiens de travail-- Santé
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Bioengineering.
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LAW-- Forensic Science.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.256
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| LC Classification
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SF428.2.C26 2009eb
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| Added Entry
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Helton, William S.
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