Breed differences in dogs sensitivity to human points: A meta-analysis

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 409-415

  Dorey, Nicole R ^a   Udell, Monique A R ^a   Wynne, Clive D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breed differences; Domestic dog; Human gestures; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CANID; DOMESTIC SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; META-ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL GENETICS; ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; COGNITION; DOG; GESTURE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARM; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNICATION; DOGS; FOOD; GESTURES; HUMANS; PROBABILITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 66349115721     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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