Growing old gracefully-Behavioral changes associated with " successful aging" in the dog, Canis familiaris

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 313-320

  Salvin, Hannah E ^a   McGreevy, Paul D ^a   Sachdev, Perminder S ^b,c   Valenzuela, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Behavior; Canine; Dog

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961127555     PISSN: 15587878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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