Sniffing with the right nostril: Lateralization of response to odour stimuli by dogs

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 399-404

  Siniscalchi, Marcello ^a   Sasso, Raffaella ^a   Pepe, Anna M ^a   Dimatteo, Salvatore ^a   Vallortigara, Giorgio ^b   Quaranta, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Canis familiaris; Dog; Emotion; Laterality olfaction; Physiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; OLFACTORY CUE; SENSORY SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CITRUS LIMON; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 79960555130     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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