Preferences for Infant Facial Features in Pet Dogs and Cats

Ethology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 217-226

  Archer, John ^a   Monton, Soraya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; FELID; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPH; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79551567333     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01863.x     Document Type: Article

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