Effects of rearing methods on feather-damaging behavior and corticosterone metabolite excretion in the peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis Vieillot)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: Agapornis roseicollis Vieillot, corticosterone metabolite, feather-damaging behavior, hand rearing, parental rearing with neonatal handling, peach-faced lovebird
2022
How environmental enrichment affects behavioral and glucocorticoid responses in captive blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: abnormal behavior, animal welfare, corticosterone, quality of life, stress
2018
Loner or socializer? Ravens’ adrenocortical response to individual separation depends on social integration
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: common raven, corvus corax, fecal corticosterone metabolites, fission–fusion dynamics, glucocorticoids, separation, social network, social relationships, stress
2016
Validation of an assay to measure glucocorticoid metabolites in the droppings of little penguins (Eudyptula minor)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: assay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, little penguins
2015
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
Corticosterone metabolites in blue tit and pied flycatcher droppings: Effects of brood size, ectoparasites and temperature
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: brood size, corticosterone, cyanistes caeruleus, droppings, ectoparasites, ficedula hypoleuca, parus caeruleus, weather conditions
2008
Development of on-farm methods to assess the animal-human relationship in laying hens kept in non-cage systems
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, human-animal relationship, laying hen, non-cage systems, on-farm assessment, repeatability
2007
Measurement of Corticosterone Metabolites in Birds’ Droppings: An Analytical Approach
Publication/Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Keywords: animals, birds/metabolism, corticosterone/analysis, corticosterone/metabolism, feces/chemistry, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, immunoassay, molecular structure, reproducibility of results, sensitivity and specificity
2005
Measuring Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Mammals and Birds: The Importance of Validation
Publication/Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Keywords: acth challenge test, corticosterone, cortisol, dexamethasone suppression test, diurnal variation, feces/faeces, glucocorticoids, hpa axis, life history stages, noninvasive monitoring, review, seasonal variation, sex differences, stress hormones, validation
2005
Noninvasive Monitoring of Hormones in Bird Droppings: Physiological Validation, Sampling, Extraction, Sex Differences, and the Influence of Diet on Hormone Metabolite Levels
Publication/Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Keywords: birds, diet, enzyme immunoassay (eia), excreta, feces, hormone metabolites, noninvasive, radioimmunoassay (ria)
2005