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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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