Temporal association between food distribution and human caregiver presence and the development of affinity to humans in lambs

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-159

  Tallet, Céline ^a   Veissier, Isabelle ^a   Boivin, Xavier ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Development; Domestic ungulates; Food conditioning; Human animal relationship; Social support

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAMB; MILK; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ANIMAL; APPETITE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUNGER; MOTIVATION; NEWBORN; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; UNGULATA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGER; MOTIVATION; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SATIETY RESPONSE; SHEEP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 41649095759     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20254     Document Type: Article

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