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Hair whorls in the dog (Canis familiaris), Part II: Asymmetries.
Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) - 1 Mar 2010
Tomkins Lisa M, McGreevy Paul D
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In horses and cattle, hair whorls have been shown to act as a structural marker of reactivity and behavioral lateralization. Few studies on canine whorls have been reported and none have assessed whorl position or direction of flow. This study describes the distribution and characteristics of whorl in each of 10 regions in which whorls are typically located in dogs. Hair whorls were assessed in dogs (n = 120) and...
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