Communication between domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) and humans: Dogs are good learners

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 402-408

  Elgier, Angel M ^a   Jakovcevic, Adriana ^a   Barrera, Gabriela ^a   Mustaca, Alba E ^a   Bentosela, Mariana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MÉDICAS ALFREDO LANARI   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Domestic dogs; Interspecific communication; Learning

Indexed keywords

CANID; COMMUNICATION; DOMESTIC SPECIES; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LEARNING;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; COGNITION; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; REINFORCEMENT; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; COLOR; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; CUES; DOGS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 66349094060     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2009.03.017     Document Type: Article

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