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Detection Dog Science

Detection Dog Science is a systematic academic discipline that constitutes a specialized branch of Working Dog Science focused on the development, validation, and application of methods, models, and metrics for understanding and enhancing the sensory, cognitive, and operational capacities of dogs in detection tasks.

75

Publications

3.2K

Citations

351

Authors

160

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

41

Parents

Publications

75

Scat detection dogs in wildlife research and management: application to grizzly and black bears in the Yellowhead Ecosystem, Alberta, Canada

Samuel K. Wasser, Barbara J. Davenport, Elizabeth R Ramage et al. · Canadian Journal of Zoology · 2004 · 311 citations

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Explosives detection by sniffer dogs following strenuous physical activity

Irit Gazit, Joseph Terkel · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2003 · 172 citations

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Detection and accuracy rates of dogs trained to find scats of San Joaquin kit foxes (<i>Vulpes macrotis mutica</i>)

Deborah A. Smith, Katherine Ralls, Aimee Hurt et al. · Animal Conservation · 2003 · 169 citations

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How Behavior of Nontarget Species Affects Perceived Accuracy of Scat Detection Dog Surveys

Karen E. DeMatteo, Linsey W. Blake, Julie K. Young et al. · Scientific Reports · 2018 · 151 citations · Full text

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ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF DOGS IN SURVEYING FOR DESERT TORTOISE (GOPHERUS AGASSIZII)

Mary E. Cablk, Jill S. Heaton · Ecological Applications · 2006 · 118 citations

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Authors

351

  1. BJ
    Barbara J. Davenport

    University of Missouri–St. Louis, United States

    6 publications · 750 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. KE
    Karen E. DeMatteo

    Saint Louis Zoo, United States

    5 publications · 292 citations

    5

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  3. LP
    L. Paul Waggoner

    Auburn University, United States

    5 publications · 166 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. LL
    Lucia Lazarowski

    Auburn University, United States

    4 publications · 140 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. NJ
    Nathaniel J. Hall

    Texas Tech University, United States

    4 publications · 128 citations

    4

    h-index

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Institutions

160

  1. Auburn University

    Auburn, United States

    5 h-index

    23 publications

    814 citations

  2. Texas Tech University

    Lubbock, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    274 citations

  3. National University of Misiones

    Posadas, Argentina

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    289 citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    435 citations

  5. University of Missouri–St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    317 citations

  6. Saint Louis Zoo

    St Louis, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    208 citations

  7. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    254 citations

  8. University of the Sunshine Coast

    Sunshine Coast, Australia

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    300 citations

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Venues

  1. Frontiers in Veterinary Science

    6 publications · 241 citations

    6

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  2. Journal of Vertebrate Biology

    5 publications · 70 citations

    5

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  3. Scientific Reports

    4 publications · 354 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. PLoS ONE

    4 publications · 168 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. International Journal of Drug Policy

    3 publications · 82 citations

    3

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