When do domestic dogs, Canis familiaris, start to understand human pointing? The role of ontogeny in the development of interspecies communication

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-41

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis; dog; human gesture; momentary proximal point; puppy; social cognition

Indexed keywords

CANID; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC SPECIES; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; ONTOGENY;

CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 72149115418     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.09.032     Document Type: Article

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