Behavioural and physiological correlates of impulsivity in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris)

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 676-682

  Wright, Hannah F ^a   Mills, Daniel S ^a   Pollux, Petra M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dog; Dopamine; Impulsivity; Personality; Serotonin; Temperament

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLUOROMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONTROL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; DOPAMINE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; REWARD; SEROTONIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80155125055     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.09.019     Document Type: Article

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