Operant conditioning of dogs (Canis familiaris) for identification of humans using scent lineup;Warunkowanie instrumentalne psów (Canis familiaris) do identyfikacji osób w szeregu zapachowym

Animal Science Papers and Reports

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-93

  Jezierski, Tadeusz ^a   Górecka Bruzda, Aleksandra ^a   Walczak, Marta ^a   Świergiel, Artur H ^a   Chruszczewski, Michał H ^b   Pearson, Brandon L ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Human scent; Identification accuracy; Operant conditioning; Sniffer dogs training

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77952902158     PISSN: 08604037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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