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  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
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Bird odour predicts reproductive success

Authors: Danielle J. Whittaker, Nicole M. Gerlach, Helena A. Soini, Milos V. Novotny, Ellen D. Ketterson

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: chemical communication, dark-eyed junco, honest signal, junco hyemalis, mate assessment, mate choice, preen oil, sexual signalling, uropygial gland

2013

Individual variation in testosterone and parental care in a female songbird; The dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)

Authors: Kristal E. Cain, Ellen D. Ketterson

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: dark-eyed junco (junco hyemalis), endogenous steroids, gonadotropin releasing hormone (gnrh), life history tradeoffs, maternal care, testosterone, yolk hormones

2013

Robust behavioral effects of song playback in the absence of testosterone or corticosterone release

Authors: Kimberly A. Rosvall, Dustin G. Reichard, Stephen M. Ferguson, Danielle J. Whittaker, Ellen D. Ketterson

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, androgen responsiveness, challenge hypothesis, corticosterone, hpa, hpg, low-amplitude song, playback, simulated territorial intrusion, testosterone

2012

A cage without a view increases stress and impairs cognitive performance in rats

Authors: Harris, A.P.; D'Eath, R.B.; Healy, S.D.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, rats, spatial cognition, stress, thigmotaxis, visual isolation

2010

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