Lateralized behaviour in the domestic cat, Felis silvestris catus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 537-541

  Wells, Deborah L ^a   Millsopp, Sarah ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cat; Felis silvestris catus; handedness; laterality; paw preference

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FELID; LIMB; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 68349127349     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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