Publications from the DogStudies Research Group

Journal Article

Schneider, A. K. E.; Bräuer, J.: Exploring levels of interspecies interaction: expectations, knowledge, and empathy in human–dog relationships. Animals 14 (17), 2509 (2024)

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Bräuer, J.; Eichentopf, D.; Gebele, N.; Jandke, L.; Mann, V.; Schulte, K.; Bender, Y.: Dogs distinguish authentic human emotions without being empathic. Animal Cognition 27 (1), 60 (2024)

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Journal Article

Bender, Y.; Matschkowski, T.; Schweinberger, S. R.; Bräuer, J.: "An Aid with Soul": understanding the determinants of guide dog-owner compatibility from qualitative interviews. Animals, 13172751 (2023)

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Chira, A. M.; Kirby, K.; Epperlein, T.; Bräuer, J.: Function predicts how people treat their dogs in a global sample. Scientific Reports 13 (1), 4954 (2023)

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Bender, Y.; Bräuer, J.; Schweinberger, S. R.: What makes a good dog-owner team?: a systematic review about compatibility in personality and attachment. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 260, 105857, pp. 1 - 11 (2023)

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Journal Article

Bräuer, J.; Bender, Y.: Warum die Vergleichende Psychologie auf den Hund gekommen ist. Zeitschrift für Entwicklungspsychologie und Pädagogische Psychologie 55 (1), a000267, pp. 3 - 8 (2023)

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Journal Article

Epperlein, T.; Kovacs, G.; Oña, L. S.; Amici, F.; Bräuer, J.: Context and prediction matter for the interpretation of social interactions across species. PLoS One 17 (12), e0277783 (2022)

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Book Chapter (1)

Book Chapter

Bräuer, J.; Vidal Orga, B.: Why wolves became dogs: interdisciplinary questions on domestication. In: Dogs, past and present: an interdisciplinary perspective, Chapter 2.3, pp. 72 - 82 (Eds. Fiore, I.; Lugli, F.). Archaeopress, Summertown (2023)

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Commentary (1)

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The dissonance between knowing animals are sentient beings yet eating them: Commentary on Rowan et al. on Sentience Politics (Animal Sentience, 31). (2022), 4 pp.

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Blog Post (12)

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Bräuer, J.: Small birds with a big impact: Honeyguides show people the location of bee nests. (2024)

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Bräuer, J.: Bumblebees learn from each other: Can insects have a culture? (2024)

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Bräuer, J.: The legacy of two great Primatologists: goodbye to Frans de Waal and Christophe Boesch. (2024)

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Bräuer, J.: Lemurs: the mysterious primates of Madagascar ; all about lemur cognition. (2024)

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Bräuer, J.: Bonobos: the peaceful apes; here's what we can learn from our dark, hairy cousins. (2023)

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Bräuer, J.: Why horses are big dogs: there are unexpected similarities between these two species. (2023)

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Bräuer, J.: Syntax in monkeys and apes: two calls combined make a new sense. (2023)

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Bräuer, J.: Goats are not stupid: what we know about goat cognition. (2023)

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Bräuer, J.: How people treat their dogs all over the world: new insights about non-WEIRD dogs. (2023)

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Bräuer, J.: Hunting together in the animal kingdom: it must be worth it for both partners. (2023)

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Additional Publications

Kujala, M. V.; Bräuer, J.: Emotions in dogs: neuroscientific, behavioral, and comparative perspectives. In: The Oxford handbook of evolution and the emotions, Chapter 42, pp. 809 - 829. Oxford University Press (2024)

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Bräuer, J.: The favorite animals of Comparative Psychologists: why some animals seem to get all the attention. (2022)

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Bräuer, J.: Great apes use water as a tool: the floating peanut. (2022)

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Bräuer, J.: Crows are smarter than you may think: what bird brains can do. (2022)

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Bräuer, J.: Why did humans domesticate dogs?: What we know about becoming man’s best friend. (2022)

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Bräuer, J.: How primates understand Newton: What do they know about gravity? (2021)

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Bräuer, J.: Do dogs understand our intentions?: Dogs respond differently to intentional and unintentional actions. (2021)

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Schünemann, B.; Keller, J.; Rakoczy, H.; Behne, T.; Bräuer, J.: Dogs distinguish human intentional and unintentional action. Scientific Reports 11 (1), 14967 (2021)

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Bräuer, J.: Are animals cultural beings?: there are many local traditions in the animal kingdom. (2021)

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Bräuer, J.: Can animals delay gratification?: choosing between a bird in the hand and two in the bush. (2021)

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Bräuer, J.: A simple task illuminates how different species cooperate: discover the cooperative string-pulling task. (2021)

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Bräuer, J.: Smarter than us?: When animals outperform humans. (2021)

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Bräuer, J.; Blasi, D.: Dogs display owner-specific expectations based on olfaction. Scientific Reports 11 (1), 3291, pp. 1 - 10 (2021)

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Bräuer, J.: Counting chickens (right after they hatch): the underestimated barn fowl. (2021)

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Bräuer, J.; Kaminski, J.: What Dogs Know. Springer, Cham (2021), IX, 170 pp.

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Bräuer, J.; Kaminski, J.: Was Hunde wissen. Springer, Berlin (2021), IX, 185 pp.

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Bräuer, J.: How well can dog owners predict their dog's behavior?: dog ownership alone does not improve the ability to predict future behavior. (2020)

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Donnier, S.; Kovacs, G.; Oña, L. S.; Bräuer, J.; Amici, F.: Experience has a limited effect on humans’ ability to predict the outcome of social interactions in children, dogs and macaques. Scientific Reports 10, 21240 (2020)

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Bräuer, J.: Why do we share?: food sharing with strangers might be unique for humans. (2020)

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Henschel, M.; Winters, J.; Müller, T. F.; Bräuer, J.: Effect of shared information and owner behavior on showing in dogs (Canis familiaris). Animal Cognition 23, s10071-020-01409-9, pp. 1019 - 1034 (2020)

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Bräuer, J.: Do dogs feel jealousy or guilt?: why the long face? (2020)

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Bräuer, J.: Animal teachers: Was Kant correct? (2020)

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Bräuer, J.; Hanus, D.; Pika, S.; Gray, R. D.; Uomini, N.: Old and new approaches to animal cognition: there is not “One Cognition”. Journal of Intelligence, 8030028 (2020)

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Bräuer, J.: Take a turn: what animals can teach us about conversation. (2020)

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Bräuer, J.: Who is guilty?: why do we look for someone to hold responsible when bad things just happen? (2020)

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Bräuer, J.; Stenglein, K.; Amici, F.: Dogs (Canis familiaris) and wolves (Canis lupus) coordinate with conspecifics in a social dilemma. Journal of Comparative Psychology 134 (2), pp. 211 - 221 (2020)

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Silva, K.; Bräuer, J.; de Sousa, L.; Lima, M.; O’Hara, R.; Belger, J.; Epperlein, T.; Tennie, C.: An attempt to test whether dogs (Canis familiaris) show increased preference towards humans who match their behaviour. Journal of Ethology 38 (2), s10164-020-00644-4, pp. 223 - 232 (2020)

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Bräuer, J.: Primate statistics: are humans the only ones crunching numbers? (2020)

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Bräuer, J.: Do animals plan for the future?: Are we the only species that can imagine what is going to happen next? (2020)

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Bräuer, J.: Do animals think?: We are not as unique as we think. (2020)

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Amici, F.; Waterman, J.; Kellermann, C. M.; Karimullah, K.; Bräuer, J.: The ability to recognize dog emotions depends on the cultural milieu in which we grow up. Scientific Reports 9, 16414 (2019)

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supplementary-material

Belger, J.; Bräuer, J.: Metacognition in dogs: Do dogs know they could be wrong? Learning & Behavior 46 (4), pp. 398 - 413 (2018)

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Bräuer, J.; Amici, F.: Fake or not: Two prerequisites for jealousy. Animal sentience: an interdisciplinary journal on animal feeling 3, 147 (2018)

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Bräuer, J.; Belger, J.: A ball is not a Kong: Odor representation and search behavior in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) of different education. Journal of Comparative Psychology 132 (2), pp. 189 - 199 (2018)

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Bräuer, J.; Silva, K.; Schweinberger, S. R.: Communicating canine and human emotions: Commentary on Kujala on Canine Emotions. Animal Sentience: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Animal Feeling 14, 7 (2017)

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Lampe, M.; Bräuer, J.; Kaminski, J.; Virányi, Z.: The effects of domestication and ontogeny on cognition in dogs and wolves. Scientific Reports 7, 11690 (2017)

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