Ontogeny vs. phylogeny in primate/canid comparisons: A meta-analysis of the object choice task

• Published in: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews Vol. 105; pp. 178 - 189
• Main Authors: Clark, Hannah, Elsherif, Mahmoud M., Leavens, David A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Canids; Comparative cognition; Object choice task; Primates; Primates; Comparative cognition; Object choice task; Canids
• ISSN: 0149-7634; 1873-7528; 1873-7528
• DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.06.001

•The Object Choice Task (OCT) is a widely used experimental protocol that assesses the understanding of directional cues, such as pointing.•Systematically different procedures have been administered to domestic dogs and nonhuman primates (sample = 2,534 subjects).•Both domestic dogs and nonhuman pri...