Dogs acquire food preferences from interacting with recently fed conspecifics

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-106

  Lupfer Johnson, Gwen ^a   Ross, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic dogs; Social influence; Social learning; Social transmission of food preferences

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; LEARNING; MAMMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; DIET; DOG; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; NONHUMAN; RODENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DOGS; FOOD PREFERENCES; LEARNING; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; OCIMUM BASILICUM; RODENTIA; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 33845225448     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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