Effects of sex, social status and gonadectomy on countermarking by domestic dogs, Canis familiaris

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 757-764

  Lisberg, Anneke E ^a,b   Snowdon, Charles T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis; Chemical communication; Countermarking; Dog; Overmarking; Scent marking; Urine

Indexed keywords

CANID; CHEMICAL CUE; MARKING METHOD; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URINE;

CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79952735562     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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