The influence of environmental change on the behaviour of sheltered dogs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-162

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

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Captivity; Dogs; Enrichment; Environment; Rescue shelters; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034630813     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(00)00100-3     Document Type: Article

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