[HTML][HTML] Canine olfaction: physiology, behavior, and possibilities for practical applications

A Kokocińska-Kusiak, M Woszczyło, M Zybala… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dogs have an extraordinary olfactory capability, which far exceeds that of
humans. Dogs' sense of smell seems to be the main sense, allowing them to not only gather …

Enhancing the selection and performance of working dogs

EE Bray, CM Otto, MAR Udell, NJ Hall… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dogs perform a variety of integral roles in our society, engaging in work ranging from
assistance (eg, service dogs, guide dogs) and therapy to detection (eg, search-and-rescue …

Assessing consumer trends and illegal activity by monitoring the online wildlife trade

YH Sung, JJ Fong - Biological Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Wildlife ranks the fourth among illegally traded items. The insatiable market demand for
wildlife products directly threatens plants, animals and their natural habitats. Identifying …

Burmese pythons in Florida: A synthesis of biology, impacts, and management tools

JC Guzy, BG Falk, BJ Smith, JD Willson, RN Reed… - 2023 - digitalcommons.unl.edu
Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) are native to southeastern Asia, however, there
is an established invasive population inhabiting much of southern Florida throughout the …

A review of searcher efficiency and carcass persistence in infrastructure-driven mortality assessment studies

R Barrientos, RC Martins, F Ascensão, M D'Amico… - Biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Infrastructures in natural areas are expanding rapidly worldwide. Consequently, roads,
power-lines, and wind-farms cause millions of fatalities across several animal groups …

Detection dogs in nature conservation: A database on their world‐wide deployment with a review on breeds used and their performance compared to other methods

A Grimm‐Seyfarth, W Harms… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last century, dogs have been increasingly used to detect rare and elusive species
or traces of them. The use of wildlife detection dogs (WDD) is particularly well‐established in …

Selecting dogs for explosives detection: behavioral characteristics

L Lazarowski, LP Waggoner, S Krichbaum… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Detection dogs are widely considered the most effective and adaptive method for explosives
detection. Increases in emerging sophisticated threats are accelerating the demand for …

Methodological considerations in canine olfactory detection research

L Lazarowski, S Krichbaum, LE DeGreeff… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Dogs are increasingly used in a wide range of detection tasks including explosives,
narcotics, medical, and wildlife detection. Research on detection dog performance is …

Identifying suitable detection dogs

JJ La Toya, GS Baxter, PJ Murray - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are versatile resources for humans due to a number
of their physical and behavioural characteristics. Because of dogs' olfactory acuity they have …

Working with animals: Implications for employees' compassion, awe, prosocial behavior, and task performance

KC Yam, PM Tang, C Lam - Personnel Psychology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Human‐animal work represents a collaboration between humans and animals to achieve
work goals, and is common in the domains of healthcare, therapy, entertainment, and …