A game of cat and house: Spatial patterns and behavior of 14 domestic cats (Felis catus) in the home

Anthrozoos

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-39

  Bernstein, Penny L ^a   Strack, Mickie ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATUS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0030518754     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279396787001572     Document Type: Article

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