Exposure to video images between 3 and 5 weeks of age decreases neophobia in domestic dogs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 51-58

  Pluijmakers, Jolanda J T M ^a,b   Appleby, David L ^c   Bradshaw, John W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Animal Behaviour Clinic   (Netherlands)

^c The Pet Behaviour Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audiovisual playback; Behavioural ontogeny; Dog; Fear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; DOMESTIC SPECIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ONTOGENY; VIDEOGRAPHY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77954660392     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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