Dogs' Eavesdropping from people's reactions in third party interactions.

Eavesdropping involves the acquisition of information from third-party interactions, and can serve to indirectly attribute reputation to individuals. There is evidence on eavesdropping in dogs, indicating that they can develop a preference for people based on their cooperativeness towards others. In...

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Main Authors: Esteban Freidin, Natalia Putrino, María D'Orazio, Mariana Bentosela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3827296?pdf=render