Auditory contagious yawning in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris): First evidence for social modulation

Animal Cognition

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 721-724

  Silva, Karine ^a,b   Bessa, Joana ^a,b   de Sousa, Liliana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Ânimas ^*  (Portugal)

Author keywords

Canis domesticus; Contagion; Empathy; Social modulation; Yawning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DOG; EMPATHY; HEARING; IMITATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YAWNING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; DOGS; EMPATHY; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YAWNING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PRIMATES;

EID: 84862627472     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-012-0473-2     Document Type: Article

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