Kazuo Shigemasu, Masanori Kono, Shun Ikemoto, Hideo Akabayashi
Causal effect of parental reading on later development of children: Demonstrating a Bayesian approach
The British journal of developmental psychology
artificial selection humans either domestication subsequent selection specific breeding objectives drives changes animal cognition behaviour however previous cognitive research comparing domestic wild animals focused companion animals canids limiting general claims effects artificial selection humans using cognitive test battery investigated ability wild goats nondomestic seven subjects dwarf goats domestic selected milk production 15 subjects dairy goats domestic selected high milk yield 18 subjects utilise physical social cues object choice task increase heterogeneity test samples data domestic goats collected two experimenters two research stations agroscope research institute farm animal biology find performance differences three groups cognitive test battery either physical social cues indicates domestic noncompanion animal species domestication selection certain breeding objectives measurably shape physical cognitive skills goats