Non-ovarian aromatization is required to activate female sexual motivation in testosterone-treated ovariectomized quail
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: approach behavior, aromatase activity, female sexual behavior, japanese quail, partner preference, tamoxifen, vorozole
2016
Unpredictable and repeated negative stimuli increased emotional reactivity in male quail
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bird, chronic stress, emotional reactivity, neophobia, tonic immobility
2016
Light colour and intensity alters reproductive/seasonal responses in Japanese quail
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: cloacal gland, gonad, led, light colours, light intensity
2015
Commercially available avian and mammalian whole prey diet items targeted for consumption by managed exotic and domestic pet felines: Macronutrient, mineral, and long-chain fatty acid composition
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: cat, diet composition, feline nutrition, proximate analysis, raw diet
2014
Comparison of the tonic immobility duration, heterophil to lymphocyte ratio, and fluctuating asymmetry of chicks reared with or without a broody hen, and of broody and non-broody hens
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: broody hen, chicks, heterophil to lymphocyte ratio, relative fluctuating asymmetry, tonic immobility duration
2014
Effects of maternal experience on fearfulness and maternal behaviour in a precocial bird
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: breeding success, coturnix coturnix japonica, japanese quail, maternal care, maternal effect, maternal experience, precocial bird
2013
Extinction of food-reinforced instrumental behavior in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: food reinforcement, japanese quail, magnitude of reinforcement extinction effect, overtraining extinction effect, partial reinforcement extinction effect, reward downshift, spaced-trial training
2013
Long-lasting and sex-specific consequences of elevated egg yolk testosterone for social behavior in Japanese quail
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: birds, maternal effects, social behavior, yolk testosterone
2013
Winning and losing in public: Audiences direct future success in Japanese quail
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: aggression, androgen metabolites in droppings, coturnix japonica, loser effect, post-conflict testosterone, social dominance, winner effect
2013
Unpredictable mild stressors on laying females influence the composition of Japanese quail eggs and offspring’s phenotype
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral development, behavioural development, coturnix c. japonica, maternal effects, prenatal stress, yolk steroids
2011