Scent marking in shelter dogs: Effects of body size

•Scent marking allows communication without direct interaction.•Most evidence indicates more frequent marking by more competitive individuals.•We scored scent-marking behavior of 281 shelter dogs that varied in body size.•Small dogs urinated at higher rates and directed more urinations than did larg...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied animal behaviour science 2017-01, Vol.186, p.49-55
Hauptverfasser:	McGuire, Betty, Bemis, Katherine E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Auditory communication Body size Canis lupus Chemical communication Communication Defecation Dog Dogs Females Gender aspects Males Marking Marking behavior Morphology Scent marking Scent marking behavior Sensory integration Sex Sex differences Shelter Shelters Social factors Social interactions Studies Urination Urine
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