Grooming at a preferred site reduces heart rate in horses

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 1191-1194

  Feh, Claudia ^a   de Mazierès, Jeanne ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

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EID: 0027137692     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1993.1309     Document Type: Article

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