Computer-vision object tracking for monitoring bottlenose dolphin habitat use and kinematics

Authors: Joaquin Gabaldon, Ding Zhang, Lisa Lauderdale, Lance Miller, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Kira Barton, K Alex Shorter

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal behavior, dolphins, entropy, kinematics

2022

Behavior and Habitat Use Remain Diverse and Variable in Modern Zoological Exhibits over the Long-Term: Case Studies in 5 Species of Ursidae

Authors: David M Powell, Eli Baskir

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: activity budget, bears, behavioral variation, entropy, seasonal, welfare, zoo

2021

The Effects of Live Feeding on Swimming Activity and Exhibit Use in Zoo Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti)

Authors: Eduardo J Fernandez, Mark Myers, Nancy C Hawkes

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, exhibit use, live feeding, penguin, swimming activity, zoo

2021

Enclosure Use as a Measure of Behavioral Welfare in Zoo-Housed African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus)

Authors: Eduardo Fernandez, Emma Harvey

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: african wild dogs, captive welfare, enclosure use, entropy, spatial distribution, zoos

2021

Which index should I use? A comparison of indices for enclosure use studies

Authors: James E Brereton, Eduardo Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure use, entropy, post-occupancy evaluation, Spread of participation index

2021

Age and sex-specific mortality of wild and captive populations of a monogamous pair-bonded primate (Aotus azarae)

Authors: Sam M. Larson, Fernando Colchero, Owen R. Jones, Lawrence Williams, Eduardo Fernandez-Duque

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: biparental care, keyfitz' entropy, life expectancy, monogamy, pair bond, senescence

2016

The role of weighted and topological network information to understand animal social networks: a null model approach

Authors: Robert W. Rankin, Janet Mann, Lisa Singh, Eric M. Patterson, Ewa Krzyszczyk, Lars Bejder

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: bias, bottlenose dolphin, community structure, maximum entropy, network topology, social network

2016

Conceptual thresholds for same and different in old-(Macaca mulatta) and new-world (Cebus apella) monkeys

Authors: TM. Flemming

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: abstract concept, cebus apella, concept learning, macacamulatta, monkey, same/different.

2011

Degree of social isolation affects behavioural and vocal response patterns in dwarf goats (Capra hircus)

Authors: Katrin Siebert, Jan Langbein, Peter-Christian Schön, Armin Tuchscherer, Birger Puppe

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior patterns, behaviour patterns, dwarf goats, social isolation, vocalisation

2011

Stereotyped and Non-Stereotyped Features of the Temporal Patterning of Singing Sessions in the Ovenbird Seiurus auricapillus

Authors: A. L. Hughes

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: *bird song, entropy, signal variation, stereotypy

2011

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