How dogs navigate to catch frisbees

Psychological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 437-441

  Shaffer, Dennis M ^a,d   Krauchunas, Scott M ^b   Eddy, Marianna ^b,e   McBeath, Michael K ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^b SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DOG; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SPORT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOGS; RUNNING; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; SPORTS;

EID: 3142716009     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0956-7976.2004.00698.x     Document Type: Article

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