play

A Brief Glimpse at the Long Evolutionary History of Play

Authors

GM Burghardt

2014

Publication/Journal

Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords

animals, evolution, play, play definition, play origins, play functions, surplus resource theory

Play in Rats: Association across Contexts and Types, and Analysis of Structure

Authors

L Melotti, JD Bailoo, E Murphy, O Burman, H Würbel

2014

Publication/Journal

Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords

play, animal welfare, rat, social play, tickling

Play Behavior in Crocodilians

Authors

V Dinets

2015

Publication/Journal

Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords

alligator, behavior, caiman, crocodile, object, play, sociality

Young Belugas Diversify Adult Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) Behavior

Authors

H Hill, S Guarino, S Crandall, E Lenhart, S Dietrich

2015

Publication/Journal

Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords

beluga, delphinapterus leucas, enrichment, play, social composition, social interactions, white whale

Practical rat tickling: Determining an efficient and effective dosage of heterospecific play

Authors

MR LaFollette, ME O’Haire, S Cloutier, BN Gaskill

2018

Publication/Journal

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords

animal welfare, human-animal interaction, rats, animal handling, positive affective states, play

A happier rat pack: The impacts of tickling pet store rats on human-animal interactions and rat welfare

Authors

MR LaFollette, ME O’Haire, S Cloutier, BN Gaskill

2018

Publication/Journal

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords

animal welfare, human-animal interaction, rats, animal handling, positive affective states, play

Infrared thermal imaging: Positive and negative emotions modify the skin temperatures of monkey and ape faces

Authors

C Hélène, I Stephanos, D Marina

2018

Publication/Journal

American Journal of Primatology

Keywords

deprivation, nonhuman primates, physiological and behavioral responses, play, thermography

Short-term benefits of play behavior and conflict prevention in Pan paniscus

Authors

E Palagi, T Paoli, SB Tarli

2006

Publication/Journal

International Journal of Primatology

Keywords

anticipation, feeding, pan paniscus, play, sex

Assessment of positive emotions in animals to improve their welfare

Authors

A Boissy, G Manteuffel, M Jensen, R Moe, B Spruijt, L Keeling, C Winckler, B Forkman, I Dimitrov, J Langbein

2007

Publication/Journal

Physiology & Behavior

Keywords

positive emotion, positive mood, cognitive appraisal, play, grooming, vocalization, animal welfare

The neurobiology of positive emotions

Authors

J Burgdorf, J Panksepp

2006

Publication/Journal

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Keywords

affect, emotions, pleasure, play, seeking, foraging, vocalizations, dopamine

Cage Design and Forms of Play in Red-Bellied Tamarins, Saguinus labiatus

Authors

NG Caine, VJ O'Boyle

1992

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

play, cage design, tamarins, wrestle, chase, play-fighting

Functions and social consequences of infant–adult male interaction in a captive group of lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors

RW Mitchell

1989

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

parental care giving, care seeking, interest, play, group dynamics, boredom alleviation

Effects of environmental enrichment on males of a docile inbred strain of mice

Authors

V Marashi, A Barnekow, N Sachser

2004

Publication/Journal

Physiology & Behavior

Keywords

housing condition, aggression, play, variability of experimental results, standardization, animal welfare, stress, corticosterone, adrenal tyrosine hydroxylase, adrenocortical system, adrenomedullary system, immune system, cell surface antigens, immunoglobulins, cytokines

Adult cortisol response to immature offspring play in captive squirrel monkeys

Authors

J Soltis, FH Wegner, JD Newman

2003

Publication/Journal

Physiology & Behavior

Keywords

saimiri sciureus, urinary cortisol, adult affiliation, play, animal welfare

Head rotations in the play of Hanuman langurs (semnopithecus entellus): Description and analysis of function

Authors

M Petru, M Spinka, S Lhota, P Šípek

2008

Publication/Journal

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords

head rotation, play, hanuman langurs, semnopithecus entellus, social play, play signals

Effects of Neonatal Handling on Play Behavior and Fear Towards a Predator Odor in Juvenile Rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Authors

SM Siviy, KA Harrison

2008

Publication/Journal

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords

anxiety, stress, maternal, development, fear, play

Effects of different forms of environmental enrichment on behavioral, endocrinological, and immunological parameters in male mice

Authors

V Marashi, A Barnekow, E Ossendorf, N Sachser

2003

Publication/Journal

Hormones and Behavior

Keywords

aggression, play, stress, animal welfare, corticosterone, adrenal tyrosine hydroxylase, adrenocortical system, adrenomedullary system, immune system, immunoglobulins

Diving and underwater swimming as enrichment activities for captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Authors

JR Anderson, A Rortais, S Guillemein

1994

Publication/Journal

Animal Welfare

Keywords

aggression, animal welfare, dominance, environmental enrichment, play, rhesus macaques, swimming, macaca mulatta

Benefits of training/playing therapy in a group of captive lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors

L Carrasco, M Colell, M Calvo, MT Abelló, M Velasco, S Posada

2009

Publication/Journal

Animal Welfare

Keywords

animal welfare, gorilla, human interaction, play, training, well-being

Behaviour and Preferences Among Deep Litters in Captive Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus Capucinus)

Authors

E Ludes-Fraulob, JR Anderson

1999

Publication/Journal

Animal Welfare

Keywords

animal welfare, behaviour, foraging, litter, play, preferences, social contact

The effects of rearing conditions on grooming and play behaviour in captive chimpanzees

Authors

JE Martin

2005

Publication/Journal

Animal Welfare

Keywords

animal welfare, chimpanzees, early experience, grooming, play, rearing

Bubble Ring Play of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Implications for Cognition

Authors

B McCowan, L Marino, E Vance, L Walke, D Reiss

2000

Publication/Journal

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords

cognition, animal cognition, dolphins, cetaceans, primates, bubble rings, tursiops truncatus, play

Sex Differences in Play Among Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Infants: Implications for Adult Behavior and Social Structure

Authors

D Maestripieri, SR Ross

2004

Publication/Journal

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Keywords

play, partner preferences, sex differences, social structure, gorillas

Social play in the American Black Bear- Its similarity to canid social play and an examination of its identifying characteristics

Authors

JD Henry and Herrero

1974

Publication/Journal

American Zoologist

Keywords

bears, black bear, animal behavior, play, social play, canids

Ontogeny of playful contact in a social mongoose, the Meerkat, Suricata suricatta

Authors

C Wemmer, MJ Fleming

1974

Publication/Journal

American Zoologist

Keywords

play, meerkat, suricata suricatta, ontogeny, social, family

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