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Psychological and behavioural principles and problems

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Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles

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Psychological and behavioural attributes form the biological tools between a reptile and its environment and are as important in life as any aspect of natural history (Warwick, 1990a; cf. Chapter 6, this volume). Behaviours such as limping, lethargy and other ‘symptoms’ are frequently used as indicators of physical injury and disease in reptiles. Rarely, however, are behavioural signs similarly considered to indicate or demonstrate psychological and ethological problems.

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  1. Institute of Herpetology, College Gates, 2 Deansway, Worcester, WR1 2JD, England

    Clifford Warwick (Director of the Institute of Herpetology) (Director of the Institute of Herpetology)

  2. Fund for Clinical Research, 741 Plum Lane, Davis, California, 95616, USA

    Fredric L. Frye (Director of the Fund for Clinical Research) (Director of the Fund for Clinical Research)

  3. Department of Herpetology, Dallas Zoo, 621 East Clarendon Drive, Dallas, Texas, 75203, USA

    James B. Murphy (Curator of the Department of Herpetology) (Curator of the Department of Herpetology)

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Warwick, C. (1995). Psychological and behavioural principles and problems. In: Warwick, C., Frye, F.L., Murphy, J.B. (eds) Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1222-2_10

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