Pointing following in dogs: Are simple or complex cognitive mechanisms involved?

Animal Cognition

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1111-1119

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

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MÉDICAS ALFREDO LANARI   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Domestic dogs; Generalization; Interference; Interspecific communication; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867685459     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-012-0534-6     Document Type: Article

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