The pet dogs ability for learning from a human demonstrator in a detour task is independent from the breed and age

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 309-323

  Pongrácz, Péter ^a   Miklósi, Ádám ^a   Vida, Viktória ^a   Csányi, Vilmos ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Breed differences; Dog; Social learning

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC SPECIES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 13744263570     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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