کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2427408 1105959 2009 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Cephalic index and perceived dog trainability
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم دامی و جانورشناسی
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Cephalic index and perceived dog trainability
چکیده انگلیسی

People rank breeds of dogs for trainability despite a lack of evidence of breed differences in underlying behaviour. Instead of using behavioural information, people may use dog morphology to determine the trainability of breeds. Dogs are categorized as dolichocephalic, mesocephalic, or brachycephalic based on cephalic index, a ratio between skull width and length. Dolichocephalic breeds are anatomically more specialized for running and brachycephalic breeds are more specialized for fighting. Dog breeds rated as highly trainable are instead mesocephalic, morphological generalists. Looking trainable in dogs may reflect differences in physical morphology.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Behavioural Processes - Volume 82, Issue 3, November 2009, Pages 355–358
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