Sex differences in the behavioral responses of dogs exposed to human chemosignals of fear and happiness.
Animal cognition
Dogs
Emotions
Human chemosignals
Sex differences
Journal
Animal cognition
ISSN: 1435-9456
Titre abrégé: Anim Cogn
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9814573
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2021
Mar 2021
Historique:
received:
21
04
2020
accepted:
02
01
2021
revised:
14
12
2020
pubmed:
19
1
2021
medline:
14
4
2021
entrez:
18
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This research focuses on sex differences in the behavioral patterns of dogs when they are exposed to human chemosignals (sweat) produced in happy and fear contexts. No age, breed or apparatus-directed behavior differences were found. However, when exposed to fear chemosignals, dogs' behavior towards their owners, and their stress signals lasted longer when compared to being exposed to happiness as well as control chemosignals. In the happy odor condition, females, in contrast to males, displayed a significantly higher interest to the stranger compared to their owner. In the fear condition, dogs spent more time with their owner compared to the stranger. Behaviors directed towards the door, indicative of exit interest, had a longer duration in the fear condition than the other two conditions. Female dogs revealed a significantly longer door-directed behavior in the fear condition compared to the control condition. Overall the data shows that the effect of exposure to human emotional chemosignals is not sex dependent for behaviors related to the apparatus, the owner or the stress behaviors; however, in the happiness condition, females showed a stronger tendency to interact with the stranger.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33459909
doi: 10.1007/s10071-021-01473-9
pii: 10.1007/s10071-021-01473-9
pmc: PMC8035118
doi:
Substances chimiques
Pheromones, Human
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
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