The dolphin's (Tursiops truncatus) understanding of human gazing and pointing: Knowing what and where

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-45

  Pack, Adam A ^a   Herman, Louis M ^b  

^a Dolphin Institute   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Comprehension; Dolphin; Head gazing cues; Human pointing; Joint attention

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; COMPREHENSION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; GESTURE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; COMPREHENSION; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; GESTURES; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL;

EID: 33847610088     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.121.1.34     Document Type: Review

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