Validity of the Socially Acceptable Behavior (SAB) test as a measure of aggression in dogs towards non-familiar humans

Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 359-368

  Planta, J U D ^a   De Meester, R H W M ^b  

^a Ghent University ^*  (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 35948990449     PISSN: 03039021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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