Physiological and behavioral reactivity to stress in thunderstorm-phobic dogs and their caregivers

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 153-168

  Dreschel, Nancy A ^a   Granger, Douglas A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dog; Fear; Salivary cortisol; Stress

Indexed keywords

CANID;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 27744460343     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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