"Boldness" in the domestic dog differs among breeds and breed groups

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 53-62

  Starling, Melissa J ^a   Branson, Nicholas ^b   Thomson, Peter C ^a   McGreevy, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boldness; Breed behaviour; Breed differences; Dog personality; Shy bold axis; Temperament

Indexed keywords

CANID; DOMESTIC SPECIES; GENE EXPRESSION; GROUP BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREED; CATTLE; DOG; FEMALE; HERD; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROSIS; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY;

BOLDNESS; BREED BEHAVIOUR; BREED DIFFERENCES; DOG PERSONALITY; SHY-BOLD AXIS; TEMPERAMENT;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; DOGS; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERAMENT;

BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84880031748     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2013.04.008     Document Type: Article

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