A comparative test of inequity aversion in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) and dingoes (Canis dingo).

ABSTRACT: Despite much recent empirical work on inequity aversion in nonhuman species, many questions remain about its distribution across taxa and the factors that shape its evolution and expression. Past work suggests that domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) and wolves (Canis lupus) are averse to inequitable resource distributions in contexts that call upon some degree of training such as 'give paw' and 'buzzer press' tasks. However, it is unclear whether inequity aversion appears in other canid species and in other experimental contexts. Using a novel inequity aversion task that does not require specific training, this study helps address these gaps by investigating inequity aversion in domestic dogs and a closely related but non-domesticated canid, the dingo (Canis dingo). Subjects were presented w

SUBMITTER: McAuliffe K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8457503 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature