Mate choice screening in captive solitary carnivores: The role of male behavior and cues on mate preference and paternity in females of a model species, American mink (Neovison vison)

Authors: Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Thorsten Johannes Skovbjerg Balsby, Razvan Anistoroaei, Mikkel Stelvig, Torben Dabelsteen

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: american mink, breeding success, mate choice, mate preference, olfaction

2017

Personality matters: Consistency of inter-individual variation in shyness-boldness across non-breeding and pre-breeding season despite a fall in general shyness levels in farmed American mink (Neovison vison)

Authors: Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Esther Kjær Needham, Ann-Sophie Wiese, Thorsten Johannes Skovbjerg Balsby, Torben Dabelsteen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: american mink, animal personality, breeding season, intra-individual variation, motivation, shyness-boldness

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

The effect of frequency and duration of training sessions on acquisition and long-term memory in dogs

Authors: Helle Demant, Jan Ladewig, Thorsten J. S. Balsby, Torben Dabelsteen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: acquisition, dogs, long-term memory, massed training, retention, spaced training

2011