Understanding the human-cat relationship: Human social support or attachment

Anthrozoos

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 162-168

  Stammbach, Karin B ^a   Turner, Dennis C ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Inst Appl Ethology Anim Psychol   (Switzerland)

^c IEAP   (Switzerland)

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FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0033270231     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279399787000237     Document Type: Article

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