Age, sex and reproductive status affect boldness in dogs

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 868-872

  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

Age; Boldness; Dog; Personality; Reproductive status; Sex

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; BOLDNESS; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

AGE; BOLDNESS; DOG; PERSONALITY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEX;

AGGRESSION; AGING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOGS; FEMALE; HYSTERECTOMY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PERSONALITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84884980111     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.05.019     Document Type: Article

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