Contagious yawning in domestic dog puppies (Canis lupus familiaris): The effect of ontogeny and emotional closeness on low-level imitation in dogs

Animal Cognition

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 233-240

  Madsen, Elainie Alenkær ^a   Persson, Tomas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Canis lupus familiaris; Contagion; Development; Empathy; Imitation; Yawning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PRIMATES;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DOG; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; MALE; NEWBORN; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; YAWNING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOGS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; YAWNING;

EID: 84874105085     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-012-0568-9     Document Type: Article

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