Human-directed gazing behaviour in puppies and adult dogs, Canis lupus familiaris

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1043-1050

  Passalacqua, Chiara ^a   Marshall Pescini, Sarah ^a   Barnard, Shanis ^b   Lakatos, Gabriella ^c   Valsecchi, Paola ^b   Prato Previde, Emanuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Breed difference; Canis lupus familiaris; Development; Dog; Gaze; Human directed communication

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CANID; DOMESTICATION; EMERGENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; GRAZING; PARADIGM SHIFT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 80054718537     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.039     Document Type: Article

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