Parturition and Neonatal Parameters of Three Species of Rhinoceros under Managed Care in the United States

Authors: E. E. Brenner, L. L. Howard, J. Capiro, J. A. Hernandez

Publication/Journal: Animals (Basel)

Keywords: calf presentation, dystocia, neonatal landmarks, parturition, pregnancy, retained placenta, rhinoceros, stillborn

2023

Personality traits in captive Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) in Brazil and perspectives for the release of individuals

Authors: Karen Lucchini, Helena G. P. do Val, Rebecca Umeed, Cristiano S. de Azevedo, Fernanda Löffler Niemeyer Attademo, Lucas I. dos S. Melo, Fábia de Oliveira Luna, Bruna Bezerra

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, boldness, conservation, rehabilitation, shyness, temperament

2023

Mixed-species associations in cuxiús (genus Chiropotes)

Authors: Christopher A. Shaffer, Adrian A. Barnett, Tremaine Gregory, Fabiano de Melo, Leandro Moreira, Thiago H. G. Alvim, Viviane S. Moura, Anderson Filó, Tatiane Cardoso, Marcio Port-Carvalho, Ricardo Rodrigues dos Santos, Sarah A. Boyle

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: bearded sakis, brazil, guyana, polyspecific association, suriname

2016

Flight distance and reaction to fawn handling are greater in high- than in low-ranked pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) females

Authors: R. Ungerfeld, J. T. Morales-Piñeyrúa, A. Freitas-de-Melo

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, animal-human relationship, cervid, dominance, hierarchy, maternal behaviour

2015

Mother–young behaviours at lambing in grazing ewes: Effects of lamb sex and food restriction in pregnancy

Authors: Aline Freitas-de-Melo, Rodolfo Ungerfeld, Maria José Hötzel, Maria José Abud, Andrea Alvarez-Oxiley, Agustín Orihuela, Juan Pablo Damián, Raquel Pérez-Clariget

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: attachment, lamb behaviour, maternal behaviour, pasture allowance, sheep, undernutrition

2015

Rating Methodology, Personality Axes, and Behavioral Plasticity: A Case Study in African Lions

Authors: L. L. Torgerson-White, C. Bennett

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: African lions, animal welfare, behavioral plasticity, behavioral syndrome, coping style, glucocorticoids, inter-observer reliability, personality, stress, temperament

2014

Behavioral and physiological responses to subgroup size and number of people in howler monkeys inhabiting a forest fragment used for nature-based tourism

Authors: Adriana R. Aguilar-Melo, Ellen Andresen, Jurgi Cristóbal-Azkarate, Victor Arroyo-Rodríguez, Roberto Chavira, Jorge Schondube, Juan Carlos Serio-Silva, Alfredo D. Cuarón

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: cortisol, forest fragmentation, primate conservation, stress, tourism, zoo

2013

Terrestrial activity in Pitheciins (Cacajao, Chiropotes, and Pithecia)

Authors: Adrian A. Barnett, Sarah A. Boyle, Marilyn M. Norconk, Suzanne Palminteri, Ricardo R. Santos, Liza M. Veiga, Thiago H. G. Alvim, Mark Bowler, Janice Chism, Anthony Di Fiore, Eduardo Fernandez-Duque, Ana C. P. GuimarÃEs, A. M. Y. Harrison-Levine, TorbjØRn Haugaasen, Shawn Lehman, Katherine C. Mackinnon, Fabiano R. De Melo, Leandro S. Moreira, Viviane S. Moura, Carson R. Phillips, Liliam P. Pinto, Marcio Port-Carvalho, Eleonore Z. F. Setz, Christopher Shaffer, LÍVia Rodrigues Da Silva, Suleima Do S. B. Da Silva, Rafaela F. Soares, Cynthia L. Thompson, Tatiana M. Vieira, Arioene Vreedzaam, Suzanne E. Walker-Pacheco, Wilson R. Spironello, A. N. N. Maclarnon, Stephen F. Ferrari

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavior, pitheciids, primates, terrestrial

2012

Effects of comfort food on food intake, anxiety-like behavior and the stress response in rats

Authors: D. Ortolani, L. M. Oyama, E. M. Ferrari, L. L. Melo, R. C. Spadari-Bratfisch

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, behavior, comfort food, corticosterone, foot-shock stress, insulin, leptin

2011

First observations of nest attendance behavior by wild maned wolves, Chrysocyon brachyurus

Authors: Luiz Fernando Bandeira De Melo, Marco Aurélio Lima Sábato, Elisa M. Vaz Magni, Robert John Young, Carlyle Mendes Coelho

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: canids, male behavior, parental care

2009

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