Asymmetry of behavioral responses to a human approach in young naive vs. trained horses

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 464-468

  Sankey, Carol ^a   Henry, Séverine ^a   Clouard, Caroline ^a   Richard Yris, Marie Annick ^b   Hausberger, Martine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Emotionality; Horse; Human approach; Laterality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HORSE; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; THREAT;

EID: 79959822575     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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