Dog Pups' Attractiveness to Humans Peaks at Weaning Age.
The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is characterized by greatly reduced parenting investment compared with the wild type wolf (C. l. lupus) from which it is descended. Unlike wolf pups, which are reared by both parents into their second year of life, dog pups are abandoned by their mother at w...
| Publicado en: | Anthrozoös Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 309 - 319 |
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