The social dog : behavior 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 Cognit...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier/Academic Press, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,
[2014]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "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." -- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 404 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780124079311 0124079318 1306705371 9781306705370 |