Neurophysiological correlates of stereotypic behaviour in a model carnivore species

Authors: M. Diez-Leon, L. Kitchenham, R. Duprey, C. D. C. Bailey, E. Choleris, M. Lewis, G. Mason

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Brain Research

Keywords: basal ganglia, Dorsal striatum, environmental enrichment, Index Medicus, mink, stereotypic behaviour, Ventral striatum

2019

Hair cortisol concentrations in New Zealand white rabbits subjected to surgery

Authors: T. Peric, A. Comin, M. Corazzin, M. Montillo, F. Canavese, M. Stebel, A. Prandi

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, hair, hpa axis, rabbit, surgery

2018

The skin microbiome of cow-nose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) in an aquarium touch-tank exhibit

Authors: Patrick J. Kearns, Jennifer L. Bowen, Michael F. Tlusty

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: 16s rrna gene, cow-nose ray, elasmobranch, microbiome, touch-tank

2017

Natural variation in maternal care and cross-tissue patterns of oxytocin receptor gene methylation in rats

Authors: Annaliese K. Beery, Lisa M. McEwen, Julia L. MacIsaac, Darlene D. Francis, Michael S. Kobor

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: anxiety behavior, concordance, cross-tissue, DNA methylation, epigenetic, maternal care, natural variation, oxtr, oxytocin, oxytocin receptor

2016

Pinch-induced behavioural inhibition (clipthesia) as a restraint method for cats during veterinary examinations: preliminary results on cat susceptibility and welfare

Authors: V. Nuti, C. Cantile, A. Gazzano, C. Sighieri, C. Mariti

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cat, clipnosis, clipthesia, scruffing, veterinary examination

2016

Technique for venipuncture of the transverse facial vein in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

Authors: Justin R. Schlanser, George W. Bohart, Deborah W. Paperd, Cynthia Wagner, Mark Marquardt, Tara M. Harrison

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: black rhinoceros, diceros-bicornis, transverse facial vein, venipuncture

2016

Winning agonistic encounters increases testosterone and androgen receptor expression in Syrian hamsters

Authors: Catherine T. Clinard, Abigail K. Barnes, Samuel G. Adler, Matthew A. Cooper

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, androgen receptors, estrogen alpha receptors, medial amygdala, resiliency, testosterone

2016

Cognitive differences in horses performing locomotor versus oral stereotypic behaviour

Authors: Roberts Kirsty, Hemmings Andrew, Moore-Colyer Meriel, Hale Catherine

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, dopamine, equine, habit, stereotypy, striatum

2015

Evidence for a link between tail biting and central monoamine metabolism in pigs (Sus scrofa domestica)

Authors: Anna Valros, Pälvi Palander, Mari Heinonen, Camilla Munsterhjelm, Emma Brunberg, Linda Keeling, Petteri Piepponen

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: dopamine, neurotransmission, pig, serotonin, tail-biting

2015

Neuropeptidergic regulation of pair-bonding and stress buffering: Lessons from voles

Authors: Kyle Gobrogge, Zuoxin Wang

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, autism, corticotrophin-releasing hormone, depression, dopamine, drug abuse, nucleus accumbens, paraventricular nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus, passive stress-coping, posterior dorsal medial amygdala, social bonding, stress, vasopressin, ventral tegmental area

2015