The social dog behaviour and cognition

Dogs have become the subject of increasing scientific study over the past two decades, chiefly due to their development of specialized social skills, seemingly a result of selection pressures during domestication to help them adapt to the human environment. The Social Dog: Behaviour and Cognition in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kaminsk, Juliane, editor (editor), Marshall-Pescini, Sarah, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, California ; London ; Waltham, Massachusetts : Elsevier 2014.
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Sumario:Dogs have become the subject of increasing scientific study over the past two decades, chiefly due to their development of specialized social skills, seemingly a result of selection pressures during domestication to help them adapt to the human environment. The Social Dog: Behaviour and Cognition includes chapters from leading researchers in the fields of social cognition and behavior, vocalization, evolution, and more, focusing on topics including dog-dog and dog-human interaction, bonding with humans, social behavior and learning, and more. Dogs are being studied in comparat
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (418 p.)
ISBN:9780124079311
9780124078185