Context-related variation in the vocal growling behaviour of the domestic dog (canis familiaris)

Ethology

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 905-915

  Taylor, Anna M ^a   Reby, David ^a   McComb, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CANID; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; VOCALIZATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 69949085057     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01681.x     Document Type: Article

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