Evolutionary approach to communication between humans and dogs

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Miklosi A ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Communication; Dog human interaction; Evolution; Gestures

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL FOOD; ASSOCIATION; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; COURTSHIP; DOG; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GESTURE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MENTAL CAPACITY; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; RITUAL; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; DOGS; HUMANS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 70049095313     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-009-9248-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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