Overview of scent detection work issues and opportunities

Canine Ergonomics: The Science of Working Dogs

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 83-98

  Helton, William S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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