Stress hormone level and the welfare of captive European bison (Bison bonasus): the effects of visitor pressure and the social structure of herds

Authors: Daniel Klich, Rafał Łopucki, Marta Gałązka, Agnieszka Ścibior, Dorota Gołębiowska, Rita Brzezińska, Bartosz Kruszewski, Tadeusz Kaleta, Wanda Olech

Publication/Journal: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Keywords: aggression, cortisol, enclosure, feces, parasitological infestation, wisent, zoo

2021

Acoustic cues to size and quality in the vocalizations of male North American bison, Bison bison

Authors: M. T. Wyman, M. S. Mooring, B. McCowan, M. C. T. Penedo, D. Reby, L. A. Hart

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: acoustic, bison, formant frequency, male quality, sexual selection, source-filter theory, vocalization

2012

Search efficiency of free-ranging plains bison for optimal food items

Authors: Sabrina Courant, Daniel Fortin

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: area restricted search, bison, bison bison bison, movement ecology, optimal foraging, season, social effect, spatial heterogeneity

2012

Review of wallowing in pigs: Description of the behaviour and its motivational basis

Authors: M. B. M. Bracke

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, motivation, mud pool, pigs, wallowing behavior, wallowing behaviour

2011

Influence of Zoo Visitor Presence on the Behavior of Captive Indian Gaur (Bos gaurus gaurus) in a Zoological Park

Authors: Mahadevan Sekar, Thangavel Rajagopal, Govindaraju Archunan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, behaviour, bison, bos gaurus gaurus, stress, visitors, zoo

2008

A Proposed Ethogram of Large-Carnivore Predatory Behavior, Exemplified by the Wolf

Authors: Daniel R. MacNulty, L. David Mech, Douglas W. Smith

Publication/Journal: Journal of Mammalogy

Keywords: behavioral classification, bison bison, canis lupus, carnivore, cervus-elaphus, ethogram, predator behavior, predator–prey interaction, wolf

2007

Glucocorticoids of bison bulls in relation to social status

Authors: M. S. Mooring, M. L. Patton, V. A. Lance, B. M. Hall, E. W. Schaad, G. A. Fetter, S. S. Fortin, K. M. McPeak

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: bison, cortisol, dominance, fecal steroid, glucocorticoids, rut, stress

2006

Fecal androgens of bison bulls during the rut

Authors: M. S. Mooring, M. L. Patton, V. A. Lance, B. M. Hall, E. W. Schaad, S. S. Fortin, J. E. Jella, K. M. McPeak

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: age, androgens, bison, dominance, fecal steroid, mating success, post-rut, pre-rut, rut, testosterone

2004

Wildlife Responses to Recreation and Associated Visitor Perceptions

Authors: A. R. Taylor, R. L. Knight

Publication/Journal: Ecological Applications

Keywords: american bison, disturbance, flight distance, flush response, hiking, mountain biking, mule deer, outdoor recreation, pronghorn antelope, visitor perceptions

2003

Use of space and activity budgets in relation to age and social status in a captive herd of American bison, Bison bison

Authors: Jean-François Robitaille, Jacques Prescott

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive management, dominance, space use, time-budget, ungulates

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