Laterality in stride pattern preferences in racehorses

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 941-950

  Williams, D E ^a   Norris, B J ^b  

^a Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equus caballus; laterality; racehorse; stride

Indexed keywords

HORSE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 35148896217     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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