Dogs, Canis familiaris, find hidden food by observing and interacting with a conspecific

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 385-391

  Heberlein, Marianne ^a   Turner, Dennis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Canis familiaris; domestic dog; locating food; social interaction; social learning

Indexed keywords

CANID; CONSPECIFIC; DECISION MAKING; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PREFERENCE; LEARNING; OLFACTORY CUE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 68349152787     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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