Relevance of brain and behavioural lateralization to animal welfare

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Rogers, Lesley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive bias; Development; Experience; Hemispheric specialization; Limb preference; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BRAIN; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DOMINANCE; EMBRYO; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRIMATE;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 77957120016     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.06.008     Document Type: Review

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