Humans (Homo sapiens) judge the emotional content of piglet (Sus scrofa domestica) calls based on simple acoustic parameters, not personality, empathy, nor attitude toward animals Iva L Maruščáková, Pavel Linhart, Victoria F Ratcliffe, Céline Tallet, David Reby

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Iva L Maruščáková, Pavel Linhart, Victoria F Ratcliffe, Céline Tallet, David Reby. Humans (Homo sapiens) judge the emotional content of piglet (Sus scrofa domestica) calls based on simple acoustic pa- rameters, not personality, empathy, nor attitude toward animals. Journal of Comparative , American Psychological Association, 2015, 129 (2), pp.121-131. ￿10.1037/a0038870￿. ￿hal-01211004￿

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