Abnormal repetitive behaviours in captive birds: a Tinbergian review

Authors: Emma Mellor, Ben Brilot, Sarah Collins

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal repetitive behaviour, bird welfare, causation, development, evolution, function

2018

Avian gametologs as molecular tags for sex identification in birds of prey of Iran

Authors: Reza Valadan, Foroogh Nejatollahi, Hoda Ehsani-nori, Hassan Habibi, Hamid Amini, Mansour Aliabadian

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: birds of prey, chd1, feather, sex identification

2017

Equine behavioral enrichment toys as tools for non-invasive recovery of viral and host DNA

Authors: Peter A. Seeber, Sanatana E. Soilemetzidou, Marion L. East, Chris Walzer, Alex D. Greenwood

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: environmental DNA, equine herpesvirus, genotyping, non-invasive sampling, zebra

2017

A new marker based on the avian spindlin gene that is able to sex most birds, including species problematic to sex with CHD markers

Authors: Deborah A. Dawson, Natalie dos Remedios, Gavin J. Horsburgh

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aves, bird, data validation, sex typing, spindlin gene, w and z chromosomes

2016

Emotions in goats: mapping physiological, behavioural and vocal profiles

Authors: Elodie F. Briefer, Federico Tettamanti, Alan G. McElligott

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: acoustic communication, arousal, capra hircus, positive emotions, ungulates, valence, vocal analysis

2015

Coping with continual danger: Assessing alertness to visual disturbances in crucian carp following long-term exposure to chemical alarm signals

Authors: Monika M. Durajczyk, Ole B. Stabell

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: alarm substance, cross-species responses, fright reaction, predation, skin extracts

2014

Paternity testing using microsatellite DNA markers in captive Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae)

Authors: Ken Sakaoka, Isao Suzuki, Naeko Kasugai, Yohei Fukumoto

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cross-species amplification, extra-pair paternity, null alleles, paternity exclusion probability, probability of identity, spheniscidae

2014

Adolescent sleep patterns in humans and laboratory animals

Authors: Megan Hastings Hagenauer, Theresa M. Lee

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: adolescent, chronotype, circadian, development, homeostasis, hormone, puberty, rodent, sleep, two-process model

2013

Developing a comprehensive and comparative questionnaire for measuring personality in chimpanzees using a simultaneous top-down/bottom-up design

Authors: Hani D. Freeman, Sarah F. Brosnan, Lydia M. Hopper, Susan P. Lambeth, Steven J. Schapiro, Samuel D. Gosling

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: agreeableness, chimpanzees, dominance, extraversion, openness, personality

2013