Laboratorio di Etologia Canina

D’Aniello B, Fierro B, Scandurra A, Pinelli C, Aria M, Semin GR (2021) Sex differences in the behavioral rsponses of dogs exposed to human chemosignals of fear and happiness. Animal Cognition DOI:10.1007/s10071-021-01473-9

Aria M, Alterisio A, Scandurra A, Pinelli C, D’Aniello B (2020) The scholar’s best friend: research trends in dog cognitive and behavioral studies. Animal Cognition DOI: 10.1007/s10071-020-01448-2

Scandurra A, Pinelli C, Fierro B, Di Cosmo A, D’Aniello B (2020) Multimodal signaling in the visuo‑acoustic mismatch paradigm: similarities between dogs and children in the communicative approach. Animal Cognition 23, 833-841.

Mastellone V, Scandurra A, D’Aniello B, Nawroth C, Saggese F, Silvestre P, Lombardi P (2020) Long-Term Socialization with Humans Affects Human-Directed Behavior in Goats. Animals 10(4), 578.

Calvi E, Quassolo U, Massaia M, Scandurra A, D’Aniello B, D’Amelio P (2020) The scent of emotions: A systematic review of human intra- and interspecific chemical communication of emotions. Brain and Behavior DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1585

Semin GR, Scandurra A, Baragli P, Lanatà A, D'Aniello B (2019) Inter- and Intra-Species communication of emotion: chemosignals as the neglected medium. Animals 9(11), 887. 

Mastellone V, Bovera F, Musco N, Panettieri V, Piccolo G, Scandurra A, Di Meo C, Attia YA, Lombardi P (2019) Mirrors improve rabbit natural behavior in a free-range breeding system. Animals 9(8), 533.

Mongillo P, Scandurra A, Eatherington CJ, D’Aniello B, Marinelli L (2019) Development of a spatial discount task to measure impulsive choices in dogs. Animals 9, 469.

Pero ME, Cortese L, Mastellone V, Tudisco R, Musco N, Scandurra A, D’Aniello B, Vassalotti G, Bartolini F, Lombardi P (2019). Effects of a nutritional supplement on cognitive function in aged dogs and on synaptic function of primary cultured neurons. Animals 9, 393.

Alterisio A, Scandurra A, Eatherington CJ, Marinelli L, D’Aniello B, Mongillo P (2019) You can't see, when I do: A study on social attention in guide dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2019.06.005

Scandurra A, Alterisio A, Di Cosmo A, D’Ambrosio A, D’Aniello B (2019) Ovariectomy Impairs Socio-Cognitive Functions in Dogs. Animals 9(2), 58.

Barrera G, Alterisio A, Scandurra A, Bentosela M, D’Aniello B (2019) Training improves inhibitory control in water rescue dogs. Animal Cognition 22(1): 127-131.

Scandurra A, Alterisio A, Di Cosmo A, D'Aniello B (2018) Behavioral and perceptual differences between sexes in dogs: an overview. Animals 8(9): 151.

Alterisio A, Baragli P, Aria M, D’Aniello B, Scandurra A (2018) Could the visual differential attention be a referential gesture? A study on horses (Equus caballus) on the Impossible Task paradigm. Animals 8(7): 120.

Scandurra A, Marinelli L, Lõoke M, D’Aniello B, Mongillo P (2018) The effect of age, sex and gonadectomy on dogs’ use of spatial navigation strategies. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 205: 89-97.

Scandurra A, Alterisio A, Aria M, Vernese R, D’Aniello B (2018) Should I fetch one or the other? A study on dogs on the object choice in the bimodal contrasting paradigm. Animal Cognition 21(1): 119-126.

D’Aniello B, Semin GR, Alterisio A, Aria M, Scandurra A (2018) Interspecies transmission of emotional information via chemosignals: from humans to dogs (Canis lupus familiaris). Animal Cognition 21(1): 67-78

Mongillo P, Scandurra A, Kramer RSS, Marinelli L (2017) Recognition of human faces by dogs (Canis familiaris) requires visibility of head contour. Animal Cognition 20(5): 881-890.

D’Aniello B, Alterisio A, Scandurra A, Petremolo E, Iommelli MR, Aria M (2017) What's the point? Golden and Labrador retrievers living in kennels do not understand human pointing gestures. Animal Cognition 20: 777–787.

Scandurra A, Alterisio A, Marinelli L, Mongillo P, Semin GR, D’Aniello B (2017) Effectiveness of verbal and gestural signals and familiarity with signal-senders on the performance of working dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 191: 78-83.

Mongillo P, Scandurra A, D’Aniello B, Marinelli L (2017) Effect of sex and gonadectomy on dogs’ spatial performance. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 191: 84-89.

D'Aniello B, Scandurra A, Alterisio A, Valsecchi P, Prato-Previde E (2016) The importance of gestural communication: a study of human–dog communication using incongruent information. Animal Cognition 19: 1231–1235.

D’Aniello B, Scandurra A (2016). Ontogenetic effects on gazing behaviour: a case study of kennel dogs (Labrador Retrievers) in the impossible task paradigm. Animal Cognition 19: 565-570.

Scandurra A, Mongillo P, Marinelli L, Aria M, D'Aniello B (2016) Conspecific observational learning by adult dogs in a training context. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 174: 116-120.

Scandurra A, Alterisio A, D'Aniello B (2016). Behavioural effects of training on water rescue dogs in the Strange Situation Test. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 174: 121-127.

Scandurra A, Prato-Previde E, Valsecchi P, Aria M, D’Aniello B (2015) Guide dogs as a model for investigating the effect of life experience and training on gazing behavior. Animal Cognition 18: 937-944.

D’Aniello B, Scandurra A, Prato-Previde E, Valsecchi P (2015) Gazing toward humans: A study on water rescue dogs using the impossible task paradigm. Behavioural Processes 110: 68-73.

Merola I, Marshall-Pescini S, D'Aniello B, Prato-Previde E (2013) Social referencing: Water rescue trained dogs are less affected than pet dogs by the stranger. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 147: 132-138.