Breed differences in dogs' (Canis familiaris) gaze to the human face

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 602-607

  Jakovcevic, Adriana ^a   Elgier, Angel M ^a   Mustaca, Alba E ^a   Bentosela, Mariana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MÉDICAS ALFREDO LANARI   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Breed differences; Domestic dogs; Gaze; Interspecific communication; Learning

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; COMMUNICATION; DOMESTICATION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LEARNING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; CONFLICT; DOG; FACE; FEMALE; FOOD; GAZE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SPECIES COMPARISON; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOGS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EYE MOVEMENTS; FACE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77952884799     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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