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Domestic dogs and human health: an overviewDeborah L Wells
Canine Behaviour Centre, School of Psychology, Queen s University Belfast, UK
Br J Health Psychol 12:145-56. 2007..The domestic dog is one of the most commonly owned, and widely utilized, animals in today's society. This paper provides an overview of research that has explored the relationship between the domestic dog and human well-being...- The discrimination of cat odours by humansNicola Courtney
Canine Behaviour Centre, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Perception 31:511-2. 2002..Only thirteen (52%) of the participants were able to recognise the odour of their own cat... - Dogs as a diagnostic tool for ill health in humansDeborah L Wells
School of Psychology, Queen s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Altern Ther Health Med 18:12-7. 2012..Where necessary, the author has highlighted weaknesses in the work and proposed directions for future studies... - The ontogenesis of lateralized behavior in the domestic cat, Felis silvestris catusDeborah L Wells
Animal Behaviour Centre, School of Psychology, Queen s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
J Comp Psychol 126:23-30. 2012..The strong sex effect observed strengthens the case for the influence of a biological mechanism in the emergence of motor asymmetry in cats... - Associations between pet ownership and self-reported health status in people suffering from chronic fatigue syndromeDeborah L Wells
School of Psychology, Queen s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
J Altern Complement Med 15:407-13. 2009..This study explored the association between pet ownership and self-reported health in people suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)... - The effect of feeding enrichment on the moloch gibbon (Hylobates moloch)Deborah L Wells
School of Psychology, Queen s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
J Appl Anim Welf Sci 12:21-9. 2009..The study concluded that feeding devices may offer a viable form of environmental enrichment for captive moloch gibbons... - Canine responses to hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetesDeborah L Wells
School of Psychology, Queen s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
J Altern Complement Med 14:1235-41. 2008..This study thus aimed to investigate how pet dogs respond to the hypoglycemic episodes of their owners with type 1 diabetes... - Color preferences in gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)Deborah L Wells
School of Psychology, Queen s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
J Comp Psychol 122:213-9. 2008..Overall, the findings suggest that gorillas and chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, may harbor color preferences comparable to those of humans and other species... - Public understanding of toxocariasisD L Wells
Canine Behaviour Centre, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, N. Ireland, UK
Public Health 121:187-8. 2007 - The discrimination of dog odours by humansD L Wells
Canine Behaviour Centre, School of Psychology, Queen s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Perception 29:111-5. 2000.... - Lateralised swimming behaviour in the California sea lionDeborah L Wells
Canine Behaviour Centre, School of Psychology, Queen s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, UK
Behav Processes 73:121-3. 2006.... - The identification and perception of bottled waterDeborah L Wells
School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Perception 34:1291-2. 2005 - Hand preference for feeding in captive Colobus guerezaDeborah L Wells
School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
Folia Primatol (Basel) 73:57-9. 2002 - Perinatal olfactory learning in the domestic dogPeter G Hepper
Canine Behaviour Centre, School of Psychology, Queens University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
Chem Senses 31:207-12. 2006..Such a system may confer survival advantages by promoting the acquisition of information about safe foods... - How many footsteps do dogs need to determine the direction of an odour trail?Peter G Hepper
Canine Behaviour Centre, School of Psychology, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, UK
Chem Senses 30:291-8. 2005..The process by which dogs may determine direction from odour cues is discussed... - Prenatal thumb sucking is related to postnatal handednessPeter G Hepper
School of Psychology, The Queen s University, Belfast, BT7 1NN, UK
Neuropsychologia 43:313-5. 2005..The study indicates that the prenatal exhibition of lateralised motor behaviour, in this case thumb sucking, is indeed related to postnatal handedness, perhaps more strongly for right 'handed' fetuses than left 'handed' fetuses... - Individually identifiable body odors are produced by the gorilla and discriminated by humansPeter G Hepper
School of Psychology, Queen s University Belfast, BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, UK
Chem Senses 35:263-8. 2010..The results indicate that gorillas do produce individually identifiable body odors and introduce the possibility that odor cues may play a role in gorilla social behavior... - Aromatherapy for travel-induced excitement in dogsDeborah L Wells
Canine Behaviour Centre, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, UK
J Am Vet Med Assoc 229:964-7. 2006..Aromatherapy in the form of diffused lavender odor may offer a practical alternative treatment for travel-induced excitement in this species... - Comparison of two treatments for preventing dogs eating their own faecesD L Wells
Canine Behaviour Centre, School of Psychology, Queen s University of Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN
Vet Rec 153:51-3. 2003..The behavioural problem was reduced most effectively in the dogs treated with the spray collar, and continued to decrease during the period of treatment...