Comparison of Two Different Feather Sampling Methods to Measure Corticosterone in Wild Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) and Wild Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)

Authors: Marielu Voit, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Roswitha Merle, Lukas Reese, Mechthild Wiegard, Hermann Will, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Annaïs Carbajal, Manel Lopez-Bejar

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, comparative study, cut feathers, feather corticosterone, greater flamingo, less invasive, mallards, plucked feathers, refinement, sex comparison, wild birds

2021

Docking piglet tails: How much does it hurt and for how long?

Authors: Pierpaolo Di Giminiani, Abozar Nasirahmadi, Emma M. Malcolm, Matthew C. Leach, Sandra A. Edwards

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behaviour, nociception, pain, pig, tail docking, vocalisation

2017

What necropsy reports can tell us about menopausal and age-related changes in Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Susan W Margulis, Kurt A Volle, Chase A LaDue, Sylvia Atsalis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cardiovascular disease, menopause, ovary, reproductive termination, uterus

2017

Optimal husbandry of hatchling Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi) during a captive head-start program

Authors: Michael P. Wines, Valerie M. Johnson, Brad Lock, Fred Antonio, James C. Godwin, Elizabeth M. Rush, Craig Guyer

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: diet diversity, husbandry, incubation temperature, optimal growth, repatriation

2015

Icelandic horses with the Silver coat colour show altered behaviour in a fear reaction test

Authors: Emma Brunberg, Sanna Gille, Sofia Mikko, Gabriella Lindgren, Linda J. Keeling

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, fear, genetics, horse, pmel and temperament, silver coat colour

2013

Ageing alters spider orb-web construction

Authors: M. Anotaux, J. Marchal, N. Châline, L. Desquilbet, R. Leborgne, C. Gilbert, A. Pasquet

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: ageing, orb-web, spider, web anomaly, web investment, zygiella-x-notata

2012

Noise exposure during early development influences the acoustic startle reflex in adult rats

Authors: Natalia Rybalko, Zbyněk Bureš, Jana Burianová, Jiří Popelář, Jolana Grécová, Josef Syka

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: auditory system, behavioral, critical period, development, noise exposure, prepulse inhibition, startle reflex

2011

Lens-anomalies and other ophthalmic findings in a group of closely-related angola lions (Panthera leo bleyenberghi)

Authors: Andrea Steinmetz, Klaus Eulenberger, Jens Thielebein, Sarah Buschatz, Andreas Bernhard, Albrecht Wilsdorf, Ron Ofri

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding, cataract, eye, inheritance, katanga lion, nutrition

2006

Comparative endocrinology of cycling and non-cycling Asian (Elephas maximus) and African (Loxodonta africana) elephants

Authors: J. Brown

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: hormones, ovarian cyclicity, progestins, reproductive dysfunction, ultrasound

2004

General Intelligence as a Domain-Specific Adaptation

Authors: Satoshi Kanazawa

Publication/Journal: Psychological Review

Keywords: brain, evolution, genetics, intelligence, problem solving, psychology

2004