Are 6-month-old foals sensitive to dam's influence?

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 514-521

  Henry, S ^a   Briefer, S ^a   Richard Yris, M A ^a   Hausberger, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Horse; Human animal relationship; Maternal influence; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; FOAL; HORSE; MALE; MARE; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TEMPERAMENT;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 34547401154     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20225     Document Type: Article

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