Sheila Abichandani- Northwestern University
Sheila Abichandani
- Northwestern University
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Vocal communication mediates social relationships in many mammalian species and can be particularly important in mother–infant interactions. Mammalian species in general and cows in particular exhibit a strong mother–infant bond that is frequently expressed through vocal exchanges among mothers and their infants. Several species produce calls that...
The authors tested a dolphin's (Tursiops truncatus) understanding of human manual pointing gestures to 3 distal objects located to the left of, to the right of, or behind the dolphin. The human referred to an object through a direct point (Pd), a cross-body point (Px), or a familiar symbolic gesture (S). In Experiment 1, the dolphin responded corre...
The authors tested a dolphin's (Tursiops truncatus) understanding of human manual pointing gestures to 3 distal objects located to the left of, to the right of, or behind the dolphin. The human referred to an object through a direct point (Pd), a cross-body point (Px), or a familiar symbolic gesture (S). In Experiment 1, the dolphin responded corre...
