Owner reports of attention, activity, and impulsivity in dogs: A replication study

Behavioral and Brain Functions

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Lit, Lisa ^a,b   Schweitzer, Julie B ^b   Iosif, Ana Maria ^c   Oberbauer, Anita M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BREED; CANADA; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; ANIMAL; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PET ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PETS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 76949093248     PISSN: 17449081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-6-1     Document Type: Article

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