Emotions in goats: Mapping physiological, behavioural and vocal profiles

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 99, Issue , 2015, Pages 131-143

  Briefer, Elodie F ^a   Tettamanti, Federico ^a,b   McElligott, Alan G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Arousal; Capra hircus; Positive emotions; Ungulates; Valence; Vocal analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920067628     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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