How dogs know when communication is intended for them

Developmental Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 222-232

  Kaminski, Juliane ^a   Schulz, Linda ^a   Tomasello, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DOG; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CUES; DOGS; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84857442892     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01120.x     Document Type: Article

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