Avoidance and classical conditioning of leg flexion in dogs

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 79-99

  Cassady, J Michael ^a  

^a Consultant Services ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Dog; Leg flexion; Passical conditioning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FLEXOR REFLEX; LEG MOVEMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029978920     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-4328(95)00174-3     Document Type: Article

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