Life with pets: Research Topics on living with animals
Has domestication induced cognitive changes in domesticated species? How can we optimize nutrition for dogs and cats? What is it about cats that makes their behaviors so enticing?
We put together the top Research Topics about animals living with us. Read about the amazing research done by scientists from across the globe. With more than 1.4 million collective views, researchers explored topics such as the benefits and history of human-animal interaction, how animals perceive and differentiate between humans, and what roles assistance animals can play in daily life.
Research Topics:
11 articles | 87,000 views
Updating our understanding on the special qualities and behaviors of cats and scrutinizing our mutual interactions with these companions
22 articles | 113,000 views
Assembling evidence for or against critical concepts, programs, and methods related to community-based animal sheltering and support services which may shape the future of animal services
Benefits of human-dog interactions
13 articles | 229,000 views
Contributing to the current standard of understanding of human-animal interaction, suggesting future directions in applied research, and considering the interdisciplinary societal implications of the findings
Cognitive processing by domesticated animals
11 articles | 84,000 views
Bringing the latest findings cognitive processing by domesticated animals from a variety of species, approaches, and laboratories from international investigators
10 articles | 24,000 views
Collecting extensive genetic evidence and address questions of when, where, why, and how extant animals have been domesticated
The neurology of human-animal bonding
5 articles | 52,000 views
Debating the importance of energy transition, financial and trade globalization, and modern technologies, environmental-related technologies for sustainable development.
Human-animal interactions in early China
11 articles | 24,000 views
Developing natural and nature-based features to combine coastal engineering and ecosystem benefits.
How non-human animals perceive humans
20 articles | 539,000 views
Collecting original empirical work and review articles to get a more comprehensive and diverse picture on how humans are part of the sensory and cognitive world of non-human animals
Assistance dogs for people with disabilities
12 articles | 198,000 views
Representing a variety of approaches from various countries that elucidate and advance the roles of assistance animals representing the various aspects of the uses of assistance animals
Nutrition of companion animals
17 articles | 93,000 views
Showcasing novel ways to support innovation of pet food and dietary management of dogs and cats
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