Invisible displacement understanding in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris): The role of visual cues in search behavior

Animal Cognition

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-224

  Fiset, Sylvain ^a   LeBlanc, Valérie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Domestic dogs; Experimenter cues; Invisible displacements; Object permanence; Search behavior; Visible displacement; Visual cues

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DOG; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33947531449     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-006-0060-5     Document Type: Article

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