Breed, sex, and litter effects in 2-month old puppies’ behaviour in a standardised open-field test
Abstract A considerable number of studies have reported differences among dog breeds with respect to their genetic profile, cognitive abilities or personality traits. Each dog breed is normally treated as a homogeneous group, however, researchers have recently questioned whether the behavioural prof...
Main Authors: | Shanis Barnard, Sarah Marshall-Pescini, Annalisa Pelosi, Chiara Passalacqua, Emanuela Prato-Previde, Paola Valsecchi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-05-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01992-x |
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