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The Hominin-Canine Axis: A Biosemiotic Model of Co-Regulation in the Human-Dog Dyad
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The human-dog (Homo sapiens-Canis familiaris) relationship is humanity's longest interspecies partnership, yet studies integrating its biological and semiotic mechanisms remain limited. This paper examines the dyad through a biosemiotic lens, synthesising evidence from evolutionary theory, ethology, physiology, and human-animal interaction. We propose that the human-dog dyad can be understood as a biologically and semiotically integrated system grounded in sign interpretation and umwelt overlap. We review bidirectional neuroendocrine, behavioural, and interpretive feedback pathways and introduce the term hominin-canine axis for this interspecific regulatory network. We also hypothesize plausible routes for co-regulation of immune function and the gut microbiome. We suggest that, in some contexts, certain dyads may exhibit superorganism-like features. By positioning the human-dog dyad as both a biological and interpretive system, this novel framework bridges biosemiotics, evolutionary theory, ethology, and human-animal interaction, offering testable hypotheses for future research and a unifying model for heterospecific integration.
Keywords:
Co-regulation
Hominin-canine axis
Human-dog axis
Human-dog dyad
Superorganism
Umwelt
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