Do dogs (Canis familiaris) show contagious yawning?

Animal Cognition

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 833-837

  Harr, Aimee L ^a   Gilbert, Valerie R ^a   Phillips, Kimberley A ^a  

^a HIRAM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contagious yawning; Dogs; Empathy; Social contagion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; YAWNING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; YAWNING;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; PAN;

EID: 70350371262     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-009-0233-0     Document Type: Article

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