Behavioral analysis of a captive male Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) when exposed to environmental changes

Authors: Josefine F Larsen, Karl KD Andersen, Julia Cuprys, Thomas B Fosgaard, Johanne H Jacobsen, Dominika Krysztofiak, Silje M Lund, Birgitte Nielsen, Maja EB Pedersen, Matilde J Pedersen

Publication/Journal: Archives of Biological Sciences

Keywords: Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), ethogram, facility improvement, mixed species habitat

2023

The influence of feeding opportunities of six zoohoused Giraffa camelopardalis rothschild: The influence of feeding opportunities

Authors: Esther Magdalene Ellersgaard Enevoldsen, Katrine Møller-Lassesen, Ninna Larsen, Oliver Emil Søndergård Gert, Rune Holmegaard, Stine Ellegård Jensen, Cino Pertoldi, Trine Hammer Jensen, Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, K Johansen

Publication/Journal: Genetics and Biodiversity Journal

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, ethology, feeding, giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi, noctournal behavior, ruminants, stereotypical behavior, zoo

2022

Natural Habitat Design for Zoo-Housed Elasmobranch and Teleost Fish Species Improves Behavioural Repertoire and Space Use in a Visitor Facing Exhibit

Authors: Kristie Lawrence, Sally L Sherwen, Hannah Larsen

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Captive animal behavior, enclosure design, fish, visitor effect, welfare

2021

Faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a measure of adrenocortical activity in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Authors: Anna Hein, Rupert Palme, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Benno Woelfing, Alex D Greenwood, Thea Bechshoft, Ursula Siebert

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: adrenocortical activity, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite monitoring, polar bear, stress

2020

A Preliminary Study Investigating the Impact of Musical Concerts on the Behavior of Captive Fiordland Penguins (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) and Collared Peccaries (Pecari tajacu)

Authors: Lara Fanning, Hannah Larsen, Peta S Taylor

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal management, music, noise, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare

2020

Behaviour of free-range laying hens in distinct outdoor environments

Authors: H. Larsen, G. Cronin, C. L. Smith, P. Hemsworth, J. L. Rault

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, laying hen, natural behaviour, preference, range, shelter

2017

The effect of textural complexity of solid foods on satiation

Authors: Jingyuan Tang, Danaé S. Larsen, Lynnette R. Ferguson, Bryony J. James

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: oral processing, oral transit time, satiation, satiety, textural complexity

2016

Weaning and separation stress: maternal motivation decreases with litter age and litter size in farmed mink

Authors: Jens Malmkvist, Dennis D. Sørensen, Torben Larsen, Rupert Palme, Steffen W. Hansen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: glucocorticoids, infrared thermography (irt), litter size, maternal behaviour, stress, weaning

2016

Does the presence of shoulder ulcers affect the behaviour of sows?

Authors: Thea Larsen, Marianne Kaiser, Mette S. Herskin

Publication/Journal: Research in Veterinary Science

Keywords: behaviour, pain, shoulder ulcer, sow, welfare

2015

High oxygen consumption rates and scale loss indicate elevated aggressive behaviour at low rearing density, while elevated brain serotonergic activity suggests chronic stress at high rearing densities in farmed rainbow trout

Authors: Danielle Caroline Laursen, Patricia I. M. Silva, Bodil K. Larsen, Erik Höglund

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: brain serotonergic activity, cortisol, metabolic rate, physical injury, rearing density

2013

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