Faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a measure of adrenocortical activity in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Authors: Anna Hein, Rupert Palme, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Benno Woelfing, Alex D Greenwood, Thea Bechshoft, Ursula Siebert

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: adrenocortical activity, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite monitoring, polar bear, stress

2020

Swimming features in captive odontocetes: Indicative of animals’ emotional state?

Authors: Agathe Serres, Yujiang Hao, Ding Wang

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, Circular swimming, finless porpoise, stress, synchronous swimming, welfare

2020

The Spillover Effect of a Flood on Pets and Their People: Implications for Rental Housing

Authors: Taryn M. Graham, Melanie J. Rock

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: companion animals, housing recovery, natural disaster, tenants, vulnerability

2019

Faecal cortisol metabolites as an indicator of adrenocortical activity in farmed silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Authors: Anne Lene Hovland, Anne Marit S. Rød, Marit Skog Eriksen, Rupert Palme, Janicke Nordgreen, Georgia J. Mason

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: acth stimulation, faecal glucocorticoid metabolites, handling, silver fox, stress, validation

2017

Ovariectomy influences the circadian rhythm of locomotor activity and the photic phase shifts in the volcano mouse

Authors: Cinthia Juárez-Tapia, Manuel Miranda-Anaya

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: circadian locomotor activity, neotomodon alstoni, ovary, photic phase shifting

2017

Simple but temporally unpredictable puzzles are cognitive enrichment

Authors: Krebs, B. L., & Watters, J. V.

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: animal welfare, anticipatory behavior, foraging enrichment, reward schedules

2017

Decreased emotional reactivity of rats exposed to repeated phase shifts of light–dark cycle

Authors: Monika Okuliarova, Lubos Molcan, Michal Zeman

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behaviour, cardiovascular system, chronodisruption, emotionality, shift-work

2016

Does corticosterone regulate the onset of breeding in free-living birds?: The CORT-Flexibility Hypothesis and six potential mechanisms for priming corticosteroid function

Authors: Christine R. Lattin, Creagh W. Breuner, L. Michael Romero

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: corticosterone, glucocorticoid receptor, gonadotropin inhibitory hormone, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, mineralocorticoid receptor, reproduction, seasonality

2016

Attitudes of Taiwan veterinarians towards animal welfare

Authors: S. Y. Wu, Y. T. Lai, C. Y. Fei, D. S. Jong

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal protection law, animal welfare, attitude, education, taiwan, veterinarians

2015