List of contributors

Part I. Introduction
1. Why the cat? Dennis C. Turner and Patrick Bateson

Part II. From Kitten to Adulthood
2. Behavioural development in the cat Patrick Bateson
3. Normal and problematic reproductive behaviour in the domestic cat Benjamin L. Hart and Lynette A. Hart
4. Communication in the domestic cat: within- and between-species Sarah L. Brown and John W. S. Bradshaw

Part III. Social Life and Ecology
5. Social organization and behavioural ecology of free-ranging domestic cats Dennis C. Turner
6. Social behaviour of domestic cats in the human home Penny L. Bernstein and Erika Friedmann

Part IV. Cats and People
7. Domestication and history of the cat James A. Serpell
8. Cultural differences in human-cat relations Dennis C. Turner, Eva Waiblinger and Barbara Fehlbaum
9. Human and cat personalities: building the bond from both sides Kurt Kotrschal, Jon Day, Sandra McCune and Manuela Wedl

Part V. Cat Breeding and Cat Welfare
10. Feline welfare issues Irene Rochlitz
11. Breed and gender behaviour differences: relation to the ancient history and origin of the domestic cat Benjamin L. Hart, Lynette A. Hart and Leslie A. Lyons
12. Showing cats Anne Gregory, Steve Crow and Hilary Dean
13. Individual and environmental effects on health and welfare J. L. Stella and C. A. T. Buffington
14. Feline behavioural problems and solutions Benjamin L. Hart and Lynette A. Hart

Part VI. The Future
15. Cat population management Elly Hiby, Harry Eckman and Ian MacFarlaine
16. Postscript: questions and some answers Patrick Bateson and Dennis C. Turner

References
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Dennis C. Turner is Director of the Institute for Applied Ethology and Animal Psychology, Switzerland, a private faculty member of the University of Zurich (Vetsuisse Faculty) and Invited Professor at the Educational Research Center for Anthrozoology (ERCAZ), Azabu University, Japan. He has published extensively on domestic cats and is well known for his activities in international organizations concerning human-animal relationships, animal-assisted therapy and animal welfare.

Patrick Bateson FRS is Emeritus Professor of Ethology at the University of Cambridge. He is President of the Zoological Society of London and former Vice-President of the Royal Society. He is also co-author of Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation, Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution, and Measuring Behaviour.