A note on the influence of visual conspecific contact on the behaviour of sheltered dogs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-88

  Wells, Deborah L ^a   Hepper, Peter G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Captivity; Dog; Housing; Intraspecific behaviour; Rescue shelters; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032192179     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00146-4     Document Type: Article

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