Effects of food-based enrichment on enclosure use and behavioral patterns in captive mammalian predators: a case study from an Austrian wildlife park

Authors: Verena Puehringer-Sturmayr, Monika Fiby, Stephanie Bachmann, Stefanie Filz, Isabella Grassmann, Theresa Hoi, Claudia Janiczek, Didone Frigerio

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: animal behavior, animal visibility, animal welfare, brown bear, Domestic ferret, Pine marten

2023

Non-invasive assessment of adrenocortical function as a measure of stress in the endangered golden langur

Authors: Jatin Sarmah, Chaya R. Hazarika, Elizabeth V. Berkeley, Stefanie B. Ganswindt, Andre Ganswindt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: acth challenge test, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, golden langur, non-invasive stress monitoring

2017

Antagonism of V1b receptors promotes maternal motivation to retrieve pups in the MPOA and impairs pup-directed behavior during maternal defense in the mpBNST of lactating rats

Authors: Doris S. Bayerl, Veronika Kaczmarek, Benjamin Jurek, Erwin H. van den Burg, Inga D. Neumann, Barbara M. Gaßner, Stefanie M. Klampfl, Oliver J. Bosch

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: arginine-vasopressin, maternal aggression, maternal care, maternal defense test, pup retrieval test, ssr149415, v1a receptor, v1b receptor

2016

Dynamic changes in ear temperature in relation to separation distress in dogs

Authors: Stefanie Riemer, Luciana Assis, Thomas W. Pike, Daniel S. Mills

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: ear temperature, infrared thermography, noninvasive stress monitoring, pet dogs canis familiaris, physiological stress responses, separation stress

2016

Individual and group level trajectories of behavioural development in Border collies

Authors: Stefanie Riemer, Corsin Müller, Zsófia Virányi, Ludwig Huber, Friederike Range

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: dog canis familiaris, dog personality questionnaire, longitudinal, ontogeny, personality development

2016

Choice of conflict resolution strategy is linked to sociability in dog puppies

Authors: Stefanie Riemer, Corsin Müller, Zsófia Virányi, Ludwig Huber, Friederike Range

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: boldness, canis familiaris, conflict resolution, dog puppies, personality, sociability

2013

Differences in fecal particle size between free-ranging and captive individuals of two browser species

Authors: Jürgen Hummel, Julia Fritz, Ellen Kienzle, E. Patricia Medici, Stefanie Lang, Waltraut Zimmermann, W. Jürgen Streich, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: browser, captive diet, grazer, mastication, ruminant, teeth

2008