Comment on van Kerkhove's "wolf-pack theory"

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 295-298

  Wright, John C ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; CONDITIONING; DOMESTICATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY; WOLF;

ANIMALIA; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 20144372751     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0704_10     Document Type: Article

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