What did domestication do to dogs? A new account of dogs' sensitivity to human actions

Biological Reviews

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 327-345

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

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine evolution; Canis lupus; Canis lupus familiaris; Conditioning; Dog; Domestication; Object choice paradigm; Social cognition; Socialization; Two Stage Hypothesis; Wolf

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DOG; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICATION; CUES; DOGS; HUMANS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; PAN;

EID: 77950848526     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2009.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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