The changing concept of animal sentience

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 11-19

  Duncan, Ian J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Feelings; History; Methodology; Sentience

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BIRD; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MAMMAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33747884862     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.011     Document Type: Article

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