Dogs (Canis familiaris) stick to what they have learned rather than conform to their conspecifics' behavior.

In recent years, an increasing number of studies has investigated majority influence in nonhuman animals. However, due to both terminological and methodological issues, evidence for conformity in nonhuman animals is scarce and controversial. Preliminary evidence suggests that wild birds, wild monkey...

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Main Authors: Markus Germar, Amira Sultan, Juliane Kaminski, Andreas Mojzisch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5865722?pdf=render