Domestic dogs comprehend human communication with iconic signs

Developmental Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 831-837

  Kaminski, Juliane ^a,b   Tempelmann, Sebastian ^b   Call, Josep ^b   Tomasello, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RECOGNITION; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMPREHENSION; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 70350113609     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00815.x     Document Type: Article

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