The effect of conspecific removal on the behaviour and physiology of pair-housed shelter dogs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 158, Issue , 2014, Pages 46-56

  Walker, Jessica K ^a   Waran, Natalie K ^b   Phillips, Clive J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cognitive bias; Conspecific separation; Cortisol; Dog; Immunoglobulin A

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; COGNITION; CONSPECIFIC; FECES; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SHELTER; STEROID;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84905908821     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2014.06.010     Document Type: Article

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