Social and individual components of animal contact in preschool children

Anthrozoos

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 383-396

  Wedl, Manuela ^a   Kotrschal, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Companion animals; Human animal interactions; Personality; Pets; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION; SMALL MAMMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 70449107269     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279309X12538695316220     Document Type: Article

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