Identifying potential measures of stress and disturbance during a captive to wild African elephant reintegration

Authors: Yolanda Pretorius, Tamara Eggeling, Andre Ganswindt

Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, elephants, secretion

2023

The effects of olfactory stimulation on the behavior of captive ring‐tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

Authors: Brittanny Baker, Sienna Taylor, V. Tamara Montrose

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: environmental enrichment, lemur behavior, odors, zoo welfare

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

Effects of Video Footage Versus Photographs on Perception of Dog Behavioral Traits

Authors: Chloe Pyzer, Lucy Clarke, V. Tamara Montrose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavioral traits, dog adoption, photograph, rehoming, video

2017

A turtle cognition research demonstration enhances visitor engagement and keeper-animal relationships

Authors: Andrew C. Alba, Katherine A. Leighty, Victoria L. Pittman Courte, Alison P. Grand, Tamara L. Bettinger

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: eastern box turtle, human–animal bond, reptile, training, visitor experience

2017

The effects of audiobooks on the behaviour of dogs at a rehoming kennels

Authors: Clarissa Brayley, V. Tamara Montrose

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, audiobooks, auditory stimulation, dogs, environmental enrichment

2016

Involvement of D1 and D2 dopamine receptors in the antidepressant-like effects of selegiline in maternal separation model of mouse

Authors: Shayan Amiri, Hossein Amini-Khoei, Ali Mohammadi-Asl, Sakineh Alijanpour, Arya Haj-Mirzaian, Maryam Rahimi-Balaei, Ali Razmi, Carl O. Olson, Mojgan Rastegar, Mehdi Mehdizadeh, Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: depressive-like behaviors, dopamine receptors, forced swimming test, maternal separation, selegiline, sucrose preference test

2016

Effect of the Work Performed by Tourism Carriage Horses on Physiological and Blood Parameters

Authors: Fernando Vergara, Tamara A. Tadich

Publication/Journal: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Keywords: carriage, physiology, tourism, welfare, working horse

2015

The effects of olfactory stimulation on the behaviour of captive meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

Authors: Sophie Myles, V. Tamara Montrose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behavior, meerkats, olfactory enrichment

2015

The effect of changes in group composition on social dynamics in marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

Authors: Annie J. Valuska, Katherine A. Leighty, Gina M. Ferrie, Alison P. Grand, Juniper Ross, Paul Schutz, Tamara L. Bettinger

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aggression, behavior, management

2014