A dog that seems to know when his owner is coming home: Effect of environmental variables

Journal of Scientific Exploration

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 579-592

  Radin, Dean ^a  

^a Institute of Noetic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal behavior; Environment; Geomagnetism; Psi

Indexed keywords

DATA TRANSFER; GEOMAGNETISM; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

ANTICIPATORY BEHAVIOR;

INFORMATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036949601     PISSN: 08923310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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