The effect providing space in excess of standards on the behaviour of budgerigars in aviaries

Authors: Clive J. C. Phillips, Cameron Farrugia, Chun-han Lin, Karen Mancera, Bob Doneley

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, aviary, behaviour, budgerigar, flight

2018

Physiological and behavioral effects of animal-assisted interventions on therapy dogs in pediatric oncology settings

Authors: Amy McCullough, Molly A. Jenkins, Ashleigh Ruehrdanz, Mary Jo Gilmer, Janice Olson, Anjali Pawar, Leslie Holley, Shirley Sierra-Rivera, Deborah E. Linder, Danielle Pichette, Neil J. Grossman, Cynthia Hellman, Noémie A. Guérin, Marguerite E. O’Haire

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, animal-assisted intervention, behavior, salivary cortisol, stress, therapy dog

2018

Invited review: Cessation of lactation: Effects on animal welfare

Authors: G. Zobel, D. M. Weary, K. E. Leslie, M. A. G. von Keyserlingk

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: agriculture, bovine mammary-gland, dairy & animal science, dairy cow, dairy cows, dairy goat, dry period management, dry-off, food science & technology, infection, internal teat-sealant, intramammary, intramammary infection, milk production, natural behavior, reproductive-performance, somatic-cell counts, subsequent lactation, udder health

2015

Deficits in male sexual behavior in adulthood after social instability stress in adolescence in rats

Authors: Cheryl M. McCormick, Matthew R. Green, Nicole M. Cameron, Feather Nixon, Marisa J. Levy, Rachel A. Clark

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: adolescence, copulatory behavior, partner preference test, reproductive behavior, sexual motivation, stress, testosterone

2013

Endocrine Changes in Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Pups Undergoing Rehabilitation

Authors: Stephen J. Trumble, Danielle O'Neil, Leslie A. Cornick, Frances M. D. Gulland, Michael A. Castellini, Shannon Atkinson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cortisol, harbor seal, stress hormones, thyroxine

2013

Parthenogenesis in a Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria cenchria)

Authors: Matthew E. Kinney, Raymund F. Wack, Robert A. Grahn, Leslie Lyons

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: automixis, microsatellite, parentage, sperm storage, vasectomy

2013

Maternal effects and the endocrine regulation of mandrill growth

Authors: Robin M. Bernstein, Joanna M. Setchell, Delphine Verrier, Leslie A. Knapp

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: body size, growth, hormones, mandrills, maternal effects

2012

Temporal patterns of den use suggest polygamous mating patterns in an obligate monogamous mammal

Authors: Robynne Kotze, Nigel C. Bennett, Elissa Z. Cameron, J. Low de Vries, David G. Marneweck, Christian W. W. Pirk, Fredrik Dalerum

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: aardwolf, den, proteles cristatus, resource utilization, sexual selection, space use

2012

Effects of natal male alliances on aggression and power dynamics in rhesus macaques

Authors: B. A. Beisner, M. E. Jackson, A. Cameron, B. McCowan

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: aggression, coalition, group stability, primates, social network

2011

Fitness Consequences of Maternal Rearing Strategies in Warthogs: Influence of Group Size and Composition

Authors: A.M. White, E.Z. Cameron

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoology

Keywords: alloparenting, common warthog, cooperative breeding, group augmentation, helper effect, offspring survival, phacochoerus africanus, reproductive strategies, sociality

2011

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