The mind of the horse : an introduction to equine cognition /

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Author / Creator:Leblanc, Michel-Antoine, 1941- author.
Uniform title:Esprit du cheval. English
Imprint:Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Description:1 online resource.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9845379
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Other authors / contributors:Weiss, Giselle, translator.
ISBN:0674726375 (electronic bk.)
9780674726376 (electronic bk.)
9780674724969 (alk. paper)
0674724968 (alk. paper)
Notes:Translation of: L'esprit du cheval : introduction à l'éthologie cognitive du cheval. ©2010.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-424) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Other form:Original 9780674724969 0674724968
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword to the French edition
  • Foreword to the English edition
  • Preface
  • 1. What we know about the nature of the horse
  • 2. Equine intelligence
  • 3. Animal intelligence, cognition, and representation
  • 4. The equine brain
  • 5. The nature of equine perception
  • 6. The anatomical and physiological basis of equine visual perception
  • 7. The behavioral exploration of equine visual perception : perception of shapes and movement
  • 8. The behavioral exploration of equine visual perception : the quest for color perception
  • 9. Hearing in horses
  • 10. Equine chemical perception : odors, pheromones, tastes, and flavors
  • 11. Tactile perception in the horse
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index.