Attributing attention: The use of human-given cues by domestic horses (Equus caballus)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-205

  Proops, Leanne ^a   McComb, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal human interaction; Begging task; Domestication; Gaze; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BODY POSTURE; EYE MOVEMENT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HORSE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; CUES; EYE MOVEMENTS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; REACTION TIME;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; PAN;

EID: 77349115712     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-009-0257-5     Document Type: Article

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