A survey of behavioural characteristics of pure-bred dogs in Italy

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 118-130

  Notari, Lorella ^a   Goodwin, Deborah ^b  

^a Animal Behaviour Programme ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Breed differences; Dogs; Domestication

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BREEDING; CANID; DOMESTICATION; GENDER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAINING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33846561711     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.03.018     Document Type: Article

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