Multiple exposures to familiar conspecific withdrawal is a novel robust stress paradigm in ewes
Paradigms used so far to study the effects of social isolation in sheep confound the effects of social isolation with those of other stressors (e.g. new environment) and showed contradictory effects after multiple social isolations. We propose here to characterize and examine the repeatable effects of social isolation induced by the familiar conspecific withdrawal (FCW). […]
Defensive responses of Brandt’s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) to chronic predatory stress
Predator odors are non-intrusive natural stressors of high ethological relevance. The objective of this study was to investigate the processing of a chronic, life-threatening stimulus during repeated prolonged presentation to Brandt’s voles. One hundred and twenty voles were tested by repeated presentation of cat feces in a defensive withdrawal apparatus. Voles exposed to feces for […]