How environmental enrichment affects behavioral and glucocorticoid responses in captive blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna)

Authors: Ana Claudia de Almeida, Rupert Palme, Nei Moreira

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal behavior, animal welfare, corticosterone, quality of life, stress

2018

Autonomic, endocrine and behavioural responses to thunder in laboratory and companion dogs

Authors: Carla Caroline Franzini de Souza, Carolina Elisabetta Martins Maccariello, Daniel Penteado Martins Dias, Norma Aparecida dos Santos Almeida, Magda Alves de Medeiros

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords:

2017

Assessment of the differences in masticatory behavior between male and female adolescents

Authors: Kelly Guedes de Oliveira Scudine, Aline Pedroni-Pereira, Darlle Santos Araujo, Daniela Galvão de Almeida Prado, Ana Claudia Rossi, Paula Midori Castelo

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: adolescent, mastication, sex differences

2016

Behavioural, endocrine and cardiac autonomic responses to a model of startle in horses

Authors: Julia Dias Villas-Boas, Daniel Penteado Martins Dias, Pablo Ignacio Trigo, Norma Aparecida dos Santos Almeida, Fernando Queiroz de Almeida, Magda Alves de Medeiros

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: autonomic response, behaviour, cardiac interval variability, cortisol, horses, reactivity, startle response, umbrella-opening

2016

Diphenyl diselenide supplemented diet reduces depressive-like behavior in hypothyroid female rats

Authors: Glaecir Roseni Mundstock Dias, Tielle Moraes de Almeida, Jéssie Haigert Sudati, Fernando Dobrachinski, Sandra Pavin, Félix Alexandre Antunes Soares, Cristina Wayne Nogueira, Nilda Berenice Vargas Barbosa

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: depressive-like behavior, diphenyl diselenide, hypothyroidism, methimazole, oxidative stress

2014

Time Budget and Activity Patterns of Oncilla Cats (Leopardus tigrinus) in Captivity

Authors: Letícia de Souza Resende, Glauce Lima e Neto, Patrícia Gonçalves Duarte Carvalho, Gabriella Landau-Remy, Valdir de Almeida Ramos-Júnior, Artur Andriolo, Gelson Genaro

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: activity pattern, captivity, oncilla cats, time-budget

2014

The role of prey abundance and flow regulation in the marking behaviour of Eurasian otters in a Mediterranean catchment

Authors: David Almeida, Rafael Barrientos, Raquel Merino-Aguirre, David G. Angeler

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: carnivore, eurasian otter, faecal-marking behaviour, feeding habit, flow regulation, latrine feature, lutra lutra, mediterranean catchment, territoriality

2012

Influence of Cinnamon and Catnip on the Stereotypical Pacing of Oncilla Cats (Leopardus tigrinus) in Captivity

Authors: Letícia de S. Resende, Karla C. Pedretti Gomes, Artur Andriolo, Gelson Genaro, Gabriella L. Remy, Valdir de Almeida Ramos

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: captivity, catnip, cinnamon, pacing, stereotypy

2011

Early detection of lameness in heifers with hairy heel warts using a pressure plate

Authors: P.E. Almeida, D.R. Mullineaux, W. Raphael, C. Wickens, A.J. Zanella

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, biomechanics, cattle, lameness, pain assessment, pressure plate

2007

Assessment of stress in non-human primates- application of the neutrophil activation test

Authors: Honess, P.E., Marin, C., Brown, A.P., Wolfensohn, S.E.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, behaviour, cage size, housing refinement, leukocyte acti, reproduction, rhesus macaques, rhesus monkeys, stress

2005

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