Neurobiological underpinnings of dogs' human-like social competence: How interactions between stress response systems and oxytocin mediate dogs' social skills.

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  2016

• Venue

  Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

• Publication date

  2016-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.08.029PMID 27593441
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