Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) coordinate their actions in a problem-solving task

Animal Cognition

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 273-285

  Bräuer, Juliane ^a   Bös, Milena ^a   Call, Josep ^a   Tomasello, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Coordination; Dogs; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; COOPERATION; DOG; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGY; REWARD;

ANIMALS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DOGS; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REWARD;

EID: 84874115517     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-012-0571-1     Document Type: Article

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