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Zoobiquity : what animals can teach us about health and the science of healing Cover Image Book

Zoobiquity : what animals can teach us about health and the science of healing / Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers.

Natterson-Horowitz, Barbara. (Author). Bowers, Kathryn. (Added Author).

Summary:

Views human health and disease in comparison to animal behavior and medicine, relating stories of fish that faint, dinosaur cancers, and adolescent elephant behavior.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307593481
  • ISBN: 0307593487
  • Physical Description: viii, 308 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-291) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Zoobiquity -- The feint of heart (fainting) -- Jews and jaguars (cancer) -- Roar-gasm (sexuality and dysfunction) -- Zoophoria (substance abuse and addiction) -- Scared to death (sudden death) -- Fat planet (obesity) -- The koala and the clap (sexually transmitted diseases) -- Grooming gone wild (self-mutilation) -- Fear of feeding (eating disorders) -- Leaving the nest (animal adolescence) -- Dr. House, meet Dr. Doolittle.
Citation/References Note:
Booklist starred
Kirkus Review
Publisher's Weekly
Booklist starred, May 2012
Kirkus Review, May 2012
Publisher's Weekly, April 2012
Target Audience Note:
Adult
Adult Follett Library Resources

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Subject:
Diseases > Animal models.
Pathology.
Veterinary pathology.
Physiology, Comparative.
Psychology, Comparative.
Animals > Diseases.
Veterinary medicine.
Medicine, Comparative.

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  • 10 of 10 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library 636.0896 NAT (Text) 36015000612073 Adult Nonfiction Available -