Objective measurement of fear-associated learning in dogs

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 55-61

  Ogata, Niwako ^a   Kikusui, Takefumi ^a   Takeuchi, Yukari ^a   Mori, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

body temperature; conditioning; dog; fear associated learning; heart rate

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33750439479     PISSN: 15587878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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