Barking in family dogs: An ethological approach

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-147

  Pongrácz, Péter ^a   Molnár, Csaba ^a   Miklósi, Ádám ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Barking; Dog; Domestication; Human

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BREED DIFFERENCE; DOG; DOMESTICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FREQUENCY MODULATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NONHUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PITCH; REVIEW; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND PRESSURE; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; DOGS; HUMANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 74649087282     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.12.010     Document Type: Review

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