Influence of early rearing environment on water-borne cortisol and expression of stress-related genes in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

Authors: Amina Zuberi, Muhammad Ahmad, Imrana Amir, Muhammad Kamran, Manzoor Ahmad

Publication/Journal: Molecular Biology Reports

Keywords: carp, corticotrophin-releasing hormone, cortisol, enrichment, fish, post-release survival, stress

2020

Associations between temperament and gene polymorphisms in the brain dopaminergic system and the adrenal gland of sheep

Authors: Xiaoyan Qiu, Jason Ledger, Chen Zheng, Graeme B. Martin, Dominique Blache

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: cyp17, dopamine receptor, glucocorticoid, monoamine oxidase, stress

2016

Effect of gender and halothane genotype on cognitive bias and its relationship with fear in pigs

Authors: Ricard Carreras, Laura Arroyo, Eva Mainau, Raquel Peña, Anna Bassols, Antoni Dalmau, Luigi Faucitano, Xavier Manteca, Antonio Velarde

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, fear, gender, halothane genotype, neurotransmitters

2016

Involvement of D1 and D2 dopamine receptors in the antidepressant-like effects of selegiline in maternal separation model of mouse

Authors: Shayan Amiri, Hossein Amini-Khoei, Ali Mohammadi-Asl, Sakineh Alijanpour, Arya Haj-Mirzaian, Maryam Rahimi-Balaei, Ali Razmi, Carl O. Olson, Mojgan Rastegar, Mehdi Mehdizadeh, Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: depressive-like behaviors, dopamine receptors, forced swimming test, maternal separation, selegiline, sucrose preference test

2016

Involvement of nigral oxytocin in locomotor activity: A behavioral, immunohistochemical and lesion study in male rats

Authors: Laura Angioni, Cristina Cocco, Gian-Luca Ferri, Antonio Argiolas, Maria Rosaria Melis, Fabrizio Sanna

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: dopamine, glutamic acid, locomotor-activity, oxytocin, oxytocin-saporin, substantia nigra

2016

Neural mechanisms of mother–infant bonding and pair bonding: Similarities, differences, and broader implications

Authors: Michael Numan, Larry J. Young

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: amygdala, dopamine, medial preoptic area, monogamy, nucleus accumbens, oxytocin, social attachment, vasopressin, ventral pallidum

2016

Neural modulators of temperament: A multivariate approach to personality trait identification in the horse

Authors: Kirsty Roberts, Andrew J. Hemmings, Meriel Moore-Colyer, Matthew O. Parker, Sebastian D. McBride

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, behavior, docility, dopamine, equine, temperament

2016

Behavioral and endocrine evaluation of the stressfulness of single-pen housing compared to group-housing and social isolation conditions

Authors: Vanessa Guesdon, Maryse Meurisse, Didier Chesneau, Sophie Picard, Frédéric Lévy, Elodie Chaillou

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: cortisol, crf, dopamine, emotion, fos, prolactin

2015

Cognitive differences in horses performing locomotor versus oral stereotypic behaviour

Authors: Roberts Kirsty, Hemmings Andrew, Moore-Colyer Meriel, Hale Catherine

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, dopamine, equine, habit, stereotypy, striatum

2015

Early bi-parental separation or neonatal paternal deprivation in mandarin voles reduces adult offspring paternal behavior and alters serum corticosterone levels and neurochemistry

Authors: Peng Yu, Hui Zhang, Xibo Li, Fengqin He, Fadao Tai

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: corticosterone, early life environment, mandarin vole (microtus mandarinus), medial preoptic area, nucleus accumbens, paternal behavior

2015

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