Domestication: the decline of environmental appreciation

Abstract

Preface to the German edition Preface to the English edition 1. Why are domestic animals kept? 2. Diversity of appearance 3. The origins of domestic animals 4. Changes in behaviour 5. Stress 6. Acquisition and processing of information 7. Transmitter substances for information processing 8. Coat colour and behaviour 9. Coat colour selection 10. Limits of endurance 11. Taming and return to the wild 12. New domestications 13. Domestication and evolution 14. Overall synopsis Selected reading List of photographs taken by the author in public zoos and animals parks Index.