Intercat aggression: A retrospective study examining types of aggression, sexes of fighting pairs, and effectiveness of treatment

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 153-162

  Lindell, Ellen M ^a   Erb, Hollis N ^b   Houpt, Katherine A ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Agonistic behavior; Cat; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031425415     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00032-4     Document Type: Article

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