Titel (eng)

ManyDogs Project: A Big Team Science Approach to Investigating Canine Behavior and Cognition

Autor*in

Daniela Alberghina   University of Messina

Jeffrey R. Stevens   University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Zachary A. Silver   Yale University

Courtney L. Sexton   The George Washington University

Liza Rothkoff   City University of New York

Dana Ravid-Schurr   City University of New York

Bryan Perez   City University of New York

Madeline H. Pelgrim   Brown University

Evan L. Mac Lean   University of Arizona

Valerie A. Kuhlmeier   Queen’s University

Ludwig Huber   University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Daniel J. Horschler   Yale University

Elizabeth Hare   Dog Genetics LLC

C.-N. Alexandrina Guran   University of Vienna

Gitanjali E. Gnanadesikan   University of Arizona

Julia Espinosa   Harvard University

Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere   City University of New York

Emily E. Bray   University of Arizona / Canine Companions for Independence

Daphna Buchsbaum   Brown University

Verlag

Comparative Cognition Society

Beschreibung (eng)

Dogs have a special place in human history as the first domesticated species and play important roles in many cultures around the world. However, their role in scientific studies has been relatively recent. With a few notable exceptions (e.g., Darwin, Pavlov, Scott, and Fuller), domestic dogs were not commonly the subject of rigorous scientific investigation of behavior until the late 1990s. Although the number of canine science studies has increased dramatically over the last 20 years, most research groups are limited in the inferences they can draw because of the relatively small sample sizes used, along with the exceptional diversity observed in dogs (e.g., breed, geographic location, experience). To this end, we introduce the ManyDogs Project, an international consortium of researchers interested in taking a big team science approach to understanding canine behavioral science. We begin by discussing why studying dogs provides valuable insights into behavior and cognition, evolutionary processes, human health, and applications for animal welfare. We then highlight other big team science projects that have previously been conducted in canine science and emphasize the benefits of our approach. Finally, we introduce the ManyDogs Project and our mission: (a) replicating important findings, (b) investigating moderators that need a large sample size such as breed differences, (c) reaching methodological con-sensus, (d) investigating cross-cultural differences, and (e) setting a standard for replication studies in general. In doing so, we hope to address previous limitations in individual lab studies and previous big team science frameworks to deepen our understanding of canine behavior and cognition.

Sprache des Objekts

Englisch

Datum

2023

Rechte

Dieses Werk bzw. dieser Inhalt steht unter einer
CC BY 4.0 - Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International Lizenz.

CC BY 4.0 International

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Klassifikation

Perspective-Taking; Individual-Differences; Human-Communication; Analyses Reveal; Dog Cognition; Familiaris; Wolves; Lupus; Domestication; Temperament

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