Play like me: Similarity in playfulness promotes social play.

Social play is associated with the experience of positive emotions in higher vertebrates and may be used as a measure of animal welfare. Altering motivation to play (e.g., through short-term social isolation) can temporarily affect play levels between familiar individuals, a process which may involv...

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Main Authors: Jessica Frances Lampe, Sabrina Ruchti, Oliver Burman, Hanno Würbel, Luca Melotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224282