Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) show subtle signs of uncertainty when choices are more difficult

Authors: Matthias Allritz, Emma Suvi McEwen, Josep Call

Publication/Journal: Cognition

Keywords: chimpanzee, epistemic emotions, feelings of uncertainty, procedural metacognition, transitive inference

2021

Evaluating changes in salivary oxytocin and cortisol following positive reinforcement training in two adult male western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Austin Leeds, Julie Good, Mandi W. Schook, Patricia M. Dennis, Tara S. Stoinski, Mark A. Willis, Kristen E. Lukas

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: affiliation, human-animal relationship, stress reduction, zoo animal welfare

2019

The physiological function of oxytocin in humans and its acute response to human-dog interactions: A review of the literature

Authors: Lauren Powell, Adam J. Guastella, Paul McGreevy, Adrian Bauman, Kate M. Edwards, Emmanuel Stamatakis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: canine, cardiovascular, health, human–dog interaction, oxytocin, stress reactivity

2019

Diel and infradian (7-day) activity rhythms in Mexican spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) kept with and without visitor contact

Authors: Jairo Muñoz-Delgado, Sergio Pérez-Galicia, José Carlos Sánchez-Ferrer, Domingo Canales Espinosa, Hans G. Erkert

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: activity pattern, circadian rhythm, circaseptan rhythm, masking effect, zoo visitor effect

2018

Central oxytocin receptors mediate mating-induced partner preferences and enhance correlated activation across forebrain nuclei in male prairie voles

Authors: Zachary V. Johnson, Hasse Walum, Yaseen A. Jamal, Yao Xiao, Alaine C. Keebaugh, Kiyoshi Inoue, Larry J. Young

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: functional connectivity, immediate-early gene, monogamy, pair-bonding, social attachment, social decision-making network

2016

Increasing the dietary supply of carotenoids through forage supplementation: Effect on nitrogen and mineral retention in captive Golden pheasants (Chrysolophus pictus)

Authors: Singray Saleb Kullu, Asit Das, Mohini Saini, Anil Kumar Garg, Ravindra Kumar Yogi, Shyamal Kumar Soren, Anil Kumar Sharma

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: calcium and zinc utilization, chinese pheasants, crude protein, forage supplementation, zoo

2016

Mothers and offspring: The rabbit as a model system in the study of mammalian maternal behavior and sibling interactions

Authors: G. González-Mariscal, M. Caba, M. Martínez-Gómez, A. Bautista, R. Hudson

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: circadian, estradiol, light–dark cycle, nest building, oxytocin, pregnancy, progesterone, prolactin, siblings, suckling

2016

Effect of concentrates restriction on feed consumption, diet digestibility, and nitrogen utilization in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Authors: A. Das, M. L. Smith, M. Saini, Shrikant Katole, S. S. Kullu, B. K. Gupta, A. K. Sharma, D. Swarup

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: asiatic elephants, energy restriction, intake, metabolic fecal nitrogen, protein utilization

2015

Filial attachment in sheep: Similarities and differences between ewe-lamb and human-lamb relationships

Authors: Raymond Nowak, Xavier Boivin

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: affiliation, attachment, cognition, comfort, distress, emotion, gentling, human, lamb, mother, oxytocin, sensitive period, stroking, suckling

2015

Heart Rate Variability as an Indicator of Chronic Stress Caused by Lameness in Dairy Cows

Authors: L. Kovacs, F. L. Kezer, V. Jurkovich, M. Kulcsar-Huszenicza, J. Tozser

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: adrenal axis, blood-pressure, cattle, cortisol metabolites, endogenous opioid-peptides, feces, glucocorticoid metabolites, herds, multidisciplinary sciences, nonlinear dynamics, welfare

2015

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