In addition to coverage of all normal behavior patterns -- sensory, communication, social and antisocial, reproductive, eating, and elimination -- this resource helps you identify medical implications of abnormal behavior, pain-associated behaviors, and effects of captivity. Client education handouts provide important information about caring for a variety of avian and exotic pets. - A user-friendly format includes bulleted lists indicating how normal and abnormal behavior applies to species kept in captivity. - Includes coverage of all normal behavior patterns, including sensory, communication, social and antisocial, sexual, eating, and elimination. - Client education handouts are a convenient resource for providing clients with important information about caring for their pets. - Expert authors provide the most current information in the field of avian and exotic pet behavior.
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Dr. Mayer is an Associate Professor of Zoological Medicine in the Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Mayer received his doctorate of veterinary medicine from the University of Budapest in Hungary and his Masters from the Royal Veterinary College in London. Dr. Mayer is particularly interested in reptiles, amphibians, and fish as well as small mammals such as rabbits and ferrets. He is also the Consulting Editor for Veterinary Clinics: Exotics.
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1. Rabbits
2. Birds
3. Reptiles
4. Ferrets
5. Guinea Pigs
6. Small Rodents
7. Miscellaneous Small Mammals