Exploratory behaviour in domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus Linnaeus, 1758): A review;Comportamento exploratório em gatos domésticos (Felis silvestris catus Linnaeus, 1758): Uma revisão

Archives of Veterinary Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-117

  Machado, Juliana Clemente ^a   Genaro, Gelson ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environmental enrichment; Exploration; Felids; Neophilia; Novelty

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 78649619029     PISSN: 1517784X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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