This accepted author manuscript is copyrighted and published by Elsevier. It is posted here by agreement between Elsevier and MTA. The definitive version of the text was subsequently published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science (ISSN: 0168-1591) 159: pp. 62-68. doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2014.08.003. Available under license CC-BY-NC-ND. More than just noise? – Field investigations of intraspecific acoustic communication in dogs (Canis familiaris) Short title: Barks carry information for dogs Pongrácz, P. a , Szabó, É. a , Kis, A. a,b , Péter, A. a &Miklósi, Á. a,c a Department of Ethology, Biological Institute, EötvösLoránd University, Budapest b Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences c MTA-ELTE Comparative Ethological Research Group Address: Department of Ethology, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, H-1117, Budapest, Hungary Corresponding Author: Péter Pongrácz Contacts: Tel.:+3613812179; fax: +3613812180; e-mail: peter.pongracz@ttk.elte.hu