Reactivity to humans: A temperament trait of horses which is stable across time and situations

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 114, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 492-508

  Lansade, Léa ^a   Bouissou, Marie France ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

Behavioural consistency; Equus caballus; Horse; Personality; Reactivity to humans; Temperament trait

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HOMINID; HORSE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 52949134816     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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