Evaluating the temperament in shelter dogs

Behaviour

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1307-1328

  De Palma, Costanza ^a   Viggiano, Emanuela ^b   Barillari, Emanuela ^c   Palme, Rupert ^d   Dufour, Anne B ^e   Fantini, Claudio ^f   Natoli, Eugenia ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^f Veterinary Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dogs; Faecal cortisol; Metabolites; Public shelter; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33748937553     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853905774539337     Document Type: Article

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