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Paw preferences in cats and dogs: Meta-analysis

Sebastian OcklenburgBiopsychology, Department of Psychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sevim IspartaBiopsychology, Department of Psychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany;Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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Jutta PeterbursBiological Psychology, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Marietta Papadatou-PastouSchool of Education, Department of Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Pages 647-677 | Received 07 Aug 2018, Accepted 31 Jan 2019, Published online: 10 Feb 2019

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