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
Human Handling and Presentation of a Novel Object Evoke Independent Dimensions of Fear in Japanese Quail
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: birds, coturnix japonica, emotions, environment, fear, handling, novelty, tonic immobility
2010
The link between metabolic rate and body temperature in galliform birds in thermoneutral and heat exposure conditions: The classical and phylogenetically corrected approach
Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology
Keywords: (mature)], [phasianus, 01500, 03506, 03509, 13002, adaptation, animal, animalia, animals, aves, birds, chordata, chordates, colchicus, evolution, evolution and, galliformes [85536], general metabolism and, genetics, grey, king quail, laboratory, mathematical and computer techniques, metabolic pathways, metabolism, necked pheasant] [galliformes] [perdix perdix, nonhuman vertebrates, partridge] [coturnix chinensis, phylogenetically corrected analysis of covariation, population genetics, population genetics (population studies), ring, techniques, temporary hyperthermia induction, vertebrata, vertebrates
2010
Habituation to humans affects yolk steroid levels and offspring phenotype in quail
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: androgens, behavior, coturnix japonica, eggs' quality, growth, human disturbances, maternal effects, progesterone, yolk steroids
2008
Behavioral preferences for bamboo in a pair of captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: behavioral mechanisms, diet selection, foraging efficiency, giant pandas, nutrition
2005
Effect of supplementary ultraviolet lighting on the behaviour and corticosterone levels of Japanese quail chicks
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, behaviour, corticosterone, japanese quail, ultraviolet, uv
2005