Cross-modal individual recognition in domestic horses (equus caballus) extends to familiar humans

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1741, 2012, Pages 3131-3138

  Proops, Leanne ^a   Mccomb, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal cognition; Equus caballus; Individual recognition; Interspecific communication; Lateralization; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CUE; DOMESTIC SPECIES; HORSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LATERITIZATION; PHYLOGENETICS; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIALIZATION; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 84863883675     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.0626     Document Type: Article

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