Wolf Science Center

Recent papers from Wolf Science Center

1. Both humans and conspecifics provide social support to dog and wolf puppiesAnimal Behaviour · 2024
2. Unanticipated hyperkalaemia and associated perioperative complications in three captive grey wolves ( Canis lupus ) undergoing general anaesthesiaVeterinary Record Case Reports · 2023
3. Hunters and Gatherers of Pictures: Why Photography Has Become a Human UniversalFrontiers in Psychology · 2021
4. Validation of a commercial enzyme immunoassay to assess urinary oxytocin in humansEndocrine Connections · 2021
5. Wolves and Dogs May Rely on Non-numerical Cues in Quantity Discrimination Tasks When Given the ChoiceFrontiers in Psychology · 2020
6. Elevated aggression is associated with uncertainty in a network of dog dominance interactionsProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2019
7. Wolves, but not dogs, are prosocial in a touch screen taskPLoS ONE · 2019
8. Differences in persistence between dogs and wolves in an unsolvable task in the absence of humans2018
9. Dog-Owner Attachment Is Associated With Oxytocin Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in Both Parties. A Comparative Study on Austrian and Hungarian Border ColliesFrontiers in Psychology · 2018
10. How Wolves Turned into Dogs and How Dogs Are Valuable in Meeting Human Social NeedsPeople and Animals The International Journal of Research and Practice · 2018
11. The effects of domestication and ontogeny on cognition in dogs and wolvesScientific Reports · 2017
12. Breed, sex, and litter effects in 2-month old puppies’ behaviour in a standardised open-field testScientific Reports · 2017
13. The role of domestication and experience in ‘looking back’ towards humans in an unsolvable taskScientific Reports · 2017
14. Age-graded dominance hierarchies and social tolerance in packs of free-ranging dogsBehavioral Ecology · 2017
15. Motivational Factors Underlying Problem Solving: Comparing Wolf and Dog Puppies' Explorative and Neophobic Behaviors at 5, 6, and 8 Weeks of AgeFrontiers in Psychology · 2017
16. Do females use their sexual status to gain resource access? Investigating food-for-sex in wolves and dogsCurrent Zoology · 2017
17. Task Differences and Prosociality; Investigating Pet Dogs’ Prosocial Preferences in a Token Choice ParadigmPLoS ONE · 2016
18. Dog Owners' Interaction Styles: Their Components and Associations with Reactions of Pet Dogs to a Social ThreatFrontiers in Psychology · 2016
19. Dominance relationships in a family pack of captive arctic wolves ( Canis lupus arctos ): the influence of competition for food, age and sexPeerJ · 2016
20. A comparison between wolves, Canis lupus, and dogs, Canis familiaris, in showing behaviour towards humansAnimal Behaviour · 2016