The concept of dominance and the treatment of aggression in multidog homes: A comment on van Kerkhove's commentary

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 287-291

  Mertens, Petra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DOMESTICATION; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FIGHTING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PUNISHMENT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WOLF; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; DOG; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ANIMALIA; CANIS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOGS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 19844370120     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0704_8     Document Type: Article

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