Odor-adsorptive clothing, environmental factors, and search-dog ability

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 721-727

  Shivik, John A ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic dog; Scent; Scent adsorbing suit; Search dog

Indexed keywords

CANID; OLFACTION;

EID: 0036749420     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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