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1 Dogs in historical perspective |
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1.2 From behaviourism to cognitive ethology |
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1.2.1 Early days: first dogs enter the laboratory |
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1.2.2 Dogs in the comparative psychology laboratory |
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1.2.3 Naturalistic experiments |
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1.2.4 The dog as an individual |
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1.2.5 Tackling the question of inheritance in dogs |
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1.2.6 Studying behaviour development in dogs: nature versus nurture? |
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1.2.7 Time for comparisons: wolves and dogs |
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1.2.8 The cognitive revolution hits dogs |
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1.3 Practical considerations |
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1.4 Conclusions and three outstanding future challenges |
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2 Concepts in the study of dog behaviour |
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2.1 Tinbergen's legacy: four questions plus one |
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2.1.1 Description of behaviour |
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2.1.2 The first question: function |
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2.1.3 The second question: evolution |
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2.1.4 The third question: mechanism |
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2.1.5 The fourth question: development |
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2.2 Evolutionary considerations |
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2.2.1 Adaptation and exaptation |
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2.2.2 Homology and convergence |
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2.3 Anthropomorphism: what is it like to be a dog? |
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2.4 Lupomorphism or babymorphism? |
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24 | (1) |
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2.5 An ethological approach to the behaviour systems |
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2.5.1 Top-down or bottom-up modelling of behaviour |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (1) |
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2.5.3 The elusive distinction between associative and cognitive processes |
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2.5.4 Comparing content and operation |
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29 | (1) |
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2.5.5 Individuals but not species/breeds have intelligence |
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29 | (1) |
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2.5.6 Epigenesis and socialization |
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29 | (1) |
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2.6 An ethocognitive mental model for the dog |
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30 | (4) |
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2.7 Practical considerations |
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34 | (1) |
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2.8 Conclusions and three outstanding future challenges |
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34 | (5) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (4) |
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3 Methodological issues in the behavioural study of the dog |
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3.2 Finding phenomena and collecting data |
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39 | (2) |
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3.3 How to measure dog behaviour? |
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41 | (7) |
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3.3.1 Quantitative behaviour assessment |
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41 | (5) |
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3.3.2 Qualitative assessment of behaviour |
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46 | (1) |
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3.3.3 Instrumental measure of behaviour |
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46 | (2) |
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3.4 Finding the right procedure |
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48 | (1) |
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3.5 Making behavioural comparisons |
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49 | (6) |
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49 | (3) |
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3.5.2 The comparison of breeds |
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52 | (3) |
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55 | (1) |
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3.6 Sampling and the problem of single cases (n = 1) |
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55 | (2) |
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3.7 The presence of humans during testing |
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57 | (1) |
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3.8 Incentives for dogs in learning and training tasks |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (2) |
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3.10 Practical considerations |
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62 | (1) |
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3.11 Conclusions and three outstanding future challenges |
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63 | (5) |
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63 | (1) |
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4 Dogs in anthropogenic environments: family and society |
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68 | (1) |
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4.2 Causal factors in human--dog cohabitation |
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68 | (2) |
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4.3 Modelling the general population structure of dogs |
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70 | (1) |
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4.4 Dogs in human society |
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71 | (4) |
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73 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Dogs as working aids |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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4.4.4 Dogs as taboos and spiritual beings |
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75 | (1) |
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4.5 Interactions between dogs and people in public |
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76 | (3) |
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4.6.1 Dogs as family members |
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4.6.2 Dogs as part of the family network |
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4.6.3 Behavioural interactions in mixed-species families |
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4.6.4 Dogs as substitutes for family |
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79 | (1) |
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4.7 Dogs and human well-being |
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79 | (1) |
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4.7.1 Direct social effects of dogs |
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79 | (1) |
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4.7.2 Indirect stimulating effects of dogs |
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80 | (1) |
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4.8 Social competition in human--dog groups and its consequences |
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80 | (5) |
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4.8.1 Human and dog aggression in the family |
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4.8.2 Studying the `biting dog' phenomenon |
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81 | (1) |
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4.9 Outcast dogs: life in animal shelters |
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4.9.1 Entering the shelter |
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4.9.2 Living in a shelter |
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86 | (1) |
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4.9.3 Well-being in the shelter |
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86 | (2) |
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4.9.4 Assessment and training |
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88 | (2) |
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4.10 Challenges to dogs in post-modern society |
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90 | (1) |
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4.11 Practical considerations |
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90 | (1) |
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4.12 Conclusions and three outstanding challenges |
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90 | (7) |
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92 | (1) |
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92 | (5) |
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5 Comparative overview of Canis |
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5.2 Taxonomy of Canis and relatives |
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5.2.1 Taxonomy of the Canis genus |
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5.2.2 Changing times for wolf taxonomy |
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98 | (1) |
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5.3 Geographic distribution |
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99 | (4) |
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5.3.1 Jackals and coyotes |
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99 | (2) |
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5.3.2 Distribution of the wolf (Canis lupus) |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (4) |
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5.4.1 The first 40 million years |
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103 | (1) |
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5.4.2 Evolution of the wolf |
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104 | (3) |
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5.5 The ecology and dynamics of group living in Canis |
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107 | (11) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (9) |
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5.6 Comparative biology of Canis |
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118 | (1) |
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5.7 Practical considerations |
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119 | (1) |
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5.8 Conclusions and three outstanding challenges |
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119 | (5) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (4) |
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6 The story of domestication: archaeological and phylogenetic evidence |
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124 | (29) |
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124 | (1) |
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6.2 Human perspective on dog domestication |
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124 | (6) |
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128 | (2) |
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6.3 Archaeology confronts phylogenetics |
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130 | (16) |
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6.3.1 The archaeologists' story: looking at archaeological evidence |
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130 | (5) |
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6.3.2 Evolutionary genetic research: `the short story' |
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135 | (4) |
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6.3.3 The geneticists' longer story |
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139 | (7) |
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6.4 Considerations of evolutionary biology with regard to the domestication of dogs |
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146 | (2) |
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6.4.1 The question of founder population(s) |
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146 | (2) |
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6.4.2 Changes in reproductive strategy and effects on generation times |
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148 | (1) |
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6.5 Practical considerations |
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148 | (1) |
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6.6 Conclusions and three outstanding future challenges |
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149 | (4) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (4) |
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7 The emergence of phenotypic novelty |
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153 | (19) |
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153 | (1) |
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7.2 Evolutionary mechanism causing phenotypic changes |
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153 | (12) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (2) |
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7.2.3 Selection for plastic phenotypes |
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156 | (1) |
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7.2.4 Directional selection |
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156 | (4) |
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160 | (2) |
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7.2.6 The `mysterious laws' of correlation |
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162 | (3) |
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7.3 Wolf and dog: similarities and differences |
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165 | (3) |
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7.3.1 Morphological traits |
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166 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Behavioural comparisons |
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166 | (2) |
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7.4 Practical considerations |
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168 | (1) |
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7.5 Conclusions and three outstanding future challenges |
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169 | (3) |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (3) |
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8 Intra-specific social organization in dogs and related forms |
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172 | (11) |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (1) |
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8.3.1 Behavioural ecology and ethology |
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174 | (1) |
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8.3.2 Comparison of dingoes and wolves |
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175 | (1) |
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8.4 Free-ranging not owned dogs |
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175 | (2) |
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8.4.1 Behaviour ecology and ethology |
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175 | (2) |
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8.4.2 Comparing free-ranging not owned dogs and wolves |
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177 | (1) |
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8.5 Practical considerations |
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177 | (3) |
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8.6 Conclusions and three outstanding challenges |
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180 | (3) |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (2) |
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9 The perceptual world of the dog |
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183 | (22) |
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183 | (1) |
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9.2 Comparative perspectives |
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183 | (4) |
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9.2.1 Cognitive aspects of perception |
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184 | (1) |
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9.2.2 Experimental approach to studying perceptual abilities |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (4) |
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9.3.1 Physical processing |
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187 | (1) |
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9.3.2 Neural processing and visual ability |
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188 | (1) |
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9.3.3 Perception and processing of complex visual images |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (1) |
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9.4.1 Physical processing |
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191 | (1) |
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9.4.2 Neural processing and hearing ability |
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191 | (1) |
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9.4.3 Perception of complex sound forms |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (8) |
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9.5.1 Physical processing |
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192 | (2) |
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9.5.2 Neural processing of olfactory stimuli |
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194 | (2) |
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9.5.3 Behavioural measures of olfactory performance |
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196 | (1) |
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9.5.4 Perception of conspecific and natural odours |
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196 | (2) |
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9.5.5 Categorization and matching of odours in working situations |
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198 | (2) |
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9.6 Practical considerations |
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200 | (1) |
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9.7 Conclusions and three outstanding challenges |
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200 | (5) |
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10 Physical--ecological problem solving |
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205 | (18) |
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205 | (1) |
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205 | (4) |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (2) |
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10.2.4 Egocentric orientation |
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209 | (1) |
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10.3 Complex spatial problem solving |
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209 | (2) |
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10.4 Following moving objects in space |
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211 | (5) |
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10.4.1 Finding out-of-sight objects in the horizontal plane |
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211 | (2) |
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10.4.2 Following disappearing objects in the vertical plane |
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213 | (1) |
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10.4.3 Object constancy and solidity |
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213 | (2) |
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10.4.4 Memory for hidden objects |
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215 | (1) |
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10.5 Manipulating objects |
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216 | (1) |
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10.6 The ability to make quantity judgements |
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217 | (1) |
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10.7 Practical considerations |
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217 | (2) |
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10.8 Conclusions and three outstanding challenges |
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219 | (4) |
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220 | (1) |
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11 Affiliative and agonistic social relationships |
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223 | (29) |
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223 | (3) |
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11.1.1 A network approach to social relationships in dogs |
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223 | (1) |
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11.1.2 The social competence model for dogs |
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224 | (1) |
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11.1.3 Evolutionary factors |
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225 | (1) |
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11.2 An ethological concept of attachment |
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226 | (1) |
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11.3 The application of the attachment concept to the human--dog relationship |
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226 | (10) |
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11.3.1 The Strange Situation Test (SST) and measuring attachment in humans |
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227 | (1) |
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11.3.2 Application of the SST to dogs |
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227 | (4) |
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11.3.3 Human attachment to dogs |
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231 | (1) |
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11.3.4 Intra-specific attachment in dogs |
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232 | (2) |
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11.3.5 Behavioural malformations in attachment |
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234 | (1) |
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11.3.6 Evolutionary considerations of attachment in dogs |
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234 | (2) |
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11.4 The agonistic aspects of social relationships in dogs |
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236 | (5) |
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11.4.1 Function of aggression |
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236 | (1) |
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11.4.2 Resource-holding potential |
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237 | (2) |
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11.4.3 Is there an ethological description of aggressive behaviour in dogs? |
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239 | (1) |
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11.4.4 Structure and dynamics of aggressive interactions |
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239 | (1) |
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11.4.5 Post-conflict effects, experience, and learning |
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240 | (1) |
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11.4.6 Post-conflict interactions |
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240 | (1) |
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11.4.7 The role of communicative signals in aggression |
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240 | (1) |
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11.5 The effect of domestication on aggressive behaviour in dogs |
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241 | (5) |
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11.5.1 Selection for/against specific aggressive functions |
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241 | (1) |
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11.5.2 Changes in the control of aggressive behaviour |
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242 | (1) |
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11.5.3 Learning and flexibility |
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242 | (1) |
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11.5.4 Reaction to human agonistic signals |
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243 | (1) |
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11.5.5 Social relationship between humans and dogs |
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243 | (1) |
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11.5.6 Malfunctioning related to aggressive behaviour |
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244 | (2) |
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11.6 Practical considerations |
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246 | (1) |
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11.7 Conclusions and three outstanding challenges |
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247 | (5) |
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247 | (1) |
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247 | (5) |
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12 Communication, play, and collaboration |
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252 | (28) |
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252 | (17) |
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12.1.1 Basic concepts of animal communication |
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252 | (1) |
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12.1.2 The form of signals in canines |
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253 | (2) |
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12.1.3 The function of communicative signals |
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255 | (3) |
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12.1.4 The communicative cycle |
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258 | (3) |
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12.1.5 The problem of what communication comprises |
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261 | (4) |
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12.1.6 Intentionality in the communication of dogs |
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265 | (4) |
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269 | (3) |
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12.2.1 Some basic concepts of play |
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269 | (2) |
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12.2.2 Wolf--dog differences in play |
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271 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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12.2.4 Social play and social relationships |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (2) |
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12.3.1 Some basic concepts of cooperation |
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272 | (1) |
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12.3.2 The mechanisms of cooperation in dogs |
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273 | (1) |
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12.3.3 A special form of cooperation: `dog training' |
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274 | (1) |
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12.4 Practical considerations |
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274 | (1) |
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12.5 Conclusions and three outstanding challenges |
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275 | (5) |
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275 | (1) |
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13 Social learning and social problem solving |
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280 | (19) |
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280 | (1) |
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13.2 Functional considerations of social learning |
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280 | (1) |
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280 | (3) |
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13.4 Contagious processes: behavioural conformity and synchronization |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (4) |
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13.5.1 Methodological issues in the study of social learning |
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285 | (1) |
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13.5.2 Social transmission of food preference |
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285 | (1) |
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13.5.3 Learning to solve a detour by observation |
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286 | (1) |
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13.5.4 Learning to manipulate objects by observation |
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287 | (1) |
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13.5.5 Learning about the behaviour of the companion |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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13.7 The role of teaching in social learning |
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289 | (1) |
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13.8 Problem solving using public information |
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290 | (3) |
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13.8.1 Social referencing |
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292 | (1) |
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13.8.2 Eavesdropping: gaining information from third-party interactions |
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292 | (1) |
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13.8.3 Attending contradictory social information |
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293 | (1) |
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13.9 Practical perspectives |
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293 | (2) |
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13.10 Conclusions and three outstanding challenges |
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295 | (4) |
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295 | (1) |
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295 | (4) |
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14 Change of behaviour in time: from birth to death |
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299 | (25) |
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14.2 Behavioural changes through life |
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299 | (4) |
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14.2.1 What are `developmental periods'? |
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299 | (2) |
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14.2.2 Rules of development |
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301 | (2) |
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303 | (9) |
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14.3.1 Neonatal period (day 0--day 12) |
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303 | (1) |
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14.3.2 Transition period (day 13--day 21) |
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304 | (1) |
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14.3.3 Socialization period (day 22--day 84) |
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304 | (2) |
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14.3.4 Juvenile period (week 12 to years 1--2) |
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306 | (1) |
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14.3.5 Adulthood (years 1--2 to years 7--9) |
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307 | (1) |
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14.3.6 Old age (from years 7--9 onwards) |
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307 | (4) |
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14.3.7 A short note on the `socialization period' |
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311 | (1) |
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14.4 What are `sensitive periods' for? |
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312 | (3) |
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14.4.1 Sensitive periods and behaviour systems |
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312 | (1) |
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14.4.2 Sensitive periods in dogs |
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313 | (2) |
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14.5 The development of social attraction |
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315 | (1) |
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14.6 Early experience and its influence on behaviour |
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316 | (1) |
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14.7 Prediction of behaviour: `puppy testing' |
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317 | (2) |
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14.8 Practical considerations |
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319 | (1) |
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14.9 Conclusions and three outstanding challenges |
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320 | (4) |
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320 | (1) |
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320 | (4) |
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15 The organization of individual behaviour |
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324 | (22) |
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324 | (1) |
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15.2 Constructing a multi-dimensional behavioural model of personality |
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325 | (6) |
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15.2.1 Measuring personality in dogs |
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325 | (3) |
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15.2.2 The construction of personality |
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328 | (3) |
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15.3 Functional approach to dog personality |
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331 | (6) |
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15.3.1 Ecological considerations |
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332 | (1) |
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15.3.2 Evolutionary considerations |
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332 | (5) |
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15.4 Mechanistic approach to personality traits |
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337 | (4) |
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15.4.1 Personality traits and temperament |
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337 | (1) |
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15.4.2 Personality traits and emotions |
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338 | (1) |
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15.4.3 Physiological correlates of personality and temperament traits |
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339 | (1) |
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15.4.4 Asymmetries in brain function and their relation to individual behaviour |
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340 | (1) |
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15.5 Developmental aspects of personality |
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341 | (1) |
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15.6 Practical considerations |
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342 | (1) |
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15.7 Conclusions and three outstanding challenges |
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342 | (4) |
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342 | (1) |
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342 | (4) |
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16 The genetic contribution to behaviour |
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346 | (23) |
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346 | (3) |
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16.1.1 Defining the genetic component and the behavioural trait |
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346 | (1) |
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16.1.2 Interaction between the genotype and the environment |
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347 | (1) |
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16.1.3 The general structure of the dog genome |
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348 | (1) |
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16.1.4 The genetic characterization of dog breeds |
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348 | (1) |
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16.2 Genetic approaches: concepts and strategies |
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349 | (10) |
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16.2.1 Mendelian inheritance |
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349 | (1) |
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16.2.2 Polygenic inheritance |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (3) |
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16.2.4 Indirect search of genes affecting phenotypic traits |
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353 | (2) |
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16.2.5 Direct search of genes affecting phenotypic traits |
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355 | (4) |
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16.3 A case study of domestication: the fox experiment |
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359 | (5) |
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16.3.1 The founding foxes and behavioural selection |
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359 | (2) |
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16.3.2 Changes in early development |
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361 | (1) |
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16.3.3 Changes in the reproductive cycle |
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361 | (2) |
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16.3.4 Have we got `domesticated' foxes? |
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363 | (1) |
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16.4 Practical considerations |
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364 | (1) |
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16.5 Conclusion and three outstanding challenges |
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365 | (4) |
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366 | (1) |
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366 | (3) |
Index |
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