Canine factors: Bridging the gap between human factors and comparative psychology

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 876-880

  Helton, William S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING;

COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; WORKING DOGS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 44349152404     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/154193120504901001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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