Food preferences and nutrient composition in captive Southern brown howler monkeys, Alouatta guariba clamitans

Authors: P. Silveira, W. Valler Í, Z. M. B. Hirano, A. N. Dada, M. Laska, L. T. H. Salazar

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: alouatta, alouatta guariba clamitans, animals, correlational analysis, female, food preference, haplorhini, humans, male, nutrient composition, nutrients, Southern brown howler monkey

2024

Automated Video-Based Analysis Framework for Behavior Monitoring of Individual Animals in Zoos Using Deep Learning—A Study on Polar Bears

Authors: Matthias Zuerl, Philip Stoll, Ingrid Brehm, René Raab, Dario Zanca, Samira Kabri, Johanna Happold, Heiko Nille, Katharina Prechtel, Sophie Wuensch

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, animal monitoring, animal welfare, behavior observation, deep learning, object detection, ursus maritimus

2022

Go for Lipids! Food Preferences and Nutrient Composition in Zoo-Housed White-Faced Sakis, Pithecia pithecia

Authors: Vasco Alexandre Martins, Natalie Magnusson, Matthias Laska

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Primatology

Keywords: *food preferences, correlational analysis, nutrient composition, Pithecia pitchecia, white-faced saki

2022

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) show subtle signs of uncertainty when choices are more difficult

Authors: Matthias Allritz, Emma Suvi McEwen, Josep Call

Publication/Journal: Cognition

Keywords: chimpanzee, epistemic emotions, feelings of uncertainty, procedural metacognition, transitive inference

2021

A Comparative Perspective on Three Primate Species’ Responses to a Pictorial Emotional Stroop Task

Authors: Lydia M Hopper, Matthias Allritz, Crystal L Egelkamp, Sarah M Huskisson, Sarah L Jacobson, Jesse G Leinwand, Stephen R Ross

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: *cognitive bias, affect, attentional bias, emotions, snake detection theory, Stroop effect, touchscreen, welfare, zoo

2021

How does feeding regime affect behaviour and activity in captive African lions (Panthera leo)?

Authors: Nina Höttges, Madeleine Hjelm, Therese Hård, Matthias %J Journal of Zoo Laska, Aquarium Research

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: feeding regime, felids, hunger, husbadry, satiation

2019

Inter- and intra-observer reliability of different methods for recording temperament in beef and dairy calves

Authors: Anina Vogt, Edit Lesa Aditia, Imke Schlechter, Susanne Schütze, Katrin Geburt, Matthias Gauly, Uta König von Borstel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cattle, inter-observer reliability, intra-observer reliability, temperament assessment, visual analogue scale

2017

Facial expressions and other behavioral responses to pleasant and unpleasant tastes in cats (Felis silvestris catus)

Authors: Michaela Hanson, Susan M. Jojola, Nancy E. Rawson, Melissa Crowe, Matthias Laska

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, cat, felis silvestris catus, l-proline, quinine monohydrochloride, taste reactivity

2016

Restricted vs. unrestricted wheel running in mice: Effects on brain, behavior and endocannabinoids

Authors: Sarah V. Biedermann, Matthias K. Auer, Laura Bindila, Gabriele Ende, Beat Lutz, Wolfgang Weber-Fahr, Peter Gass, Johannes Fuss

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: anandamide, c57bl/6 mice, endocannabinoids, exercise, hippocampus, mr spectroscopy, mr volumetry, neurogenesis, physical activity, stereotypy

2016

Influence of testosterone on the docility of German Simmental and Charolais heifers during behavior tests

Authors: Katrin Geburt, Marion Piechotta, Uta König von Borstel, Matthias Gauly

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggression, beef cattle, behavior tests, biomarker, docility, temperament, testosterone

2015

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