How Do Horses Appraise Humans' Actions? A Brief Note over a Practical Way to Assess Stimulus Perception

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 739-742

  Baragli, Paolo ^a   Gazzano, Angelo ^a   Martelli, Franco ^a   Sighieri, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Heart rate; Horse; Perception; Stimulus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 70349734577     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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