Seeing left- or right-asymmetric tail wagging produces different emotional responses in dogs

Current Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 2279-2282

  Siniscalchi, Marcello ^a   Lusito, Rita ^a   Vallortigara, Giorgio ^b   Quaranta, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DOG; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TAIL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DOGS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TAIL;

EID: 84889090444     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.09.027     Document Type: Article

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