Cortisol and behavioral responses of working dogs to environmental challenges

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 59-67

  Haverbeke, A ^a   Diederich, C ^a   Depiereux, E ^a   Giffroy, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coping ability; Cortisol; Welfare; Working dog

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; STEREOTYPY; STRESS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; STRESS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VETERINARY SERVICE, MILITARY;

EID: 42449084659     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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