Intentional behaviour in dog-human communication: An experimental analysis of "showing" behaviour in the dog

Animal Cognition

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 159-166

  Miklosi A ^a   Polgardi R ^a   Topal J ^a   Csanyi V ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Directional signals; Dog human interaction; Dogs; Gaze alternation; Intentional communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000849711     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100710000072     Document Type: Article

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