Description |
viii, 308 pages ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Summary |
In the tradition of Temple Grandin, Oliver Sacks, and Neil Shubin, cardiologist and psychiatrist Natterson-Horowitz and science writer Bowers look at the remarkable correspondences between the way human beings and animals live, die, get sick, and heal in their natural settings. |
Subject |
Diseases -- Animal models.
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Veterinary pathology.
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Medicine, Comparative.
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Added Author |
Bowers, Kathryn.
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ISBN |
9780307593481 |
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0307593487 |
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