Correlation of dominance as determined by agonistic interactions with feeding order in cats

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1548-1556

  Knowles, Rebecca J ^a   Curtis, Terry Marie ^a   Crowell Davis, Sharon L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING; FEMALE; INFORMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; OBSERVATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 9444295872     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.1548     Document Type: Article

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