Dog as a model for studying conspecific and heterospecific social learning

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-41

  Kubinyi, Eniko ^a   Pongrácz, Péter ^a   Miklósi, Ádám ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

cognition; dog; domestication; imitation; social learning

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 58149196288     PISSN: 15587878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2008.08.009     Document Type: Review

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