Dominance Behaviour in Horses - A literature review;Dominanzverhalten bei Pferden - Eine Literaturstudie

Landbauforschung Volkenrode

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 241-260

  Lehmann, Katja ^a   Ellendorff, Franz ^a   Kallweit, Erhard ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dominance behaviour; Dominance rank; Ethology horse; Social hierarchy; Social rank indices

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0347604900     PISSN: 04586859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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