The effectiveness of conditioned aversion in wolves: Insights from experimental tests

Authors: Jorge Tobajas, María Josefa Ruiz-Aguilera, José Vicente López-Bao, Pablo Ferreras, Rafael Mateo

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: conditioned taste aversion, human–wildlife conflict, large carnivore conservation, livestock predation, non-lethal predation control, wildlife management

2020

Activity budget and social interactions in semi-captive gray woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha cana) living in an ex situ conservation area in Central Amazonia

Authors: Bárbara Cartagena-Matos, Thierry Gasnier, Mariana Cravo-Mota, Bruna Martins Bezerra

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: atelidae, behavior, neotropics, semi-captivity

2017

Equine behavioral enrichment toys as tools for non-invasive recovery of viral and host DNA

Authors: Peter A. Seeber, Sanatana E. Soilemetzidou, Marion L. East, Chris Walzer, Alex D. Greenwood

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: environmental DNA, equine herpesvirus, genotyping, non-invasive sampling, zebra

2017

Characterization of multiple pathways modulating aggression in the male clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)

Authors: Heather B. DeCaluwe, Nadja C. Wielebnowski, JoGayle Howard, Katharine M. Pelican, Mary Ann Ottinger

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: androgens, glucocorticoids, gnrh agonist, serotonergic regulation, tricyclic antidepressant

2016

Are we ignoring neutral and negative human–animal relationships in zoos?

Authors: Geoff Hosey, Vicky Melfi

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal attacks, animal welfare, keepers, zoo visitors

2015

Evaluation of a novel rodenticide: welfare assessment of fatal methaemoglobinaemia in adult rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Authors: T. J. Gibson, R. J. Quy, C. T. Eason, N. G. Gregory

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, death, hypoxaemia, methaemoglobin (methb), methaemoglobinaemia, rat

2015

Assessment of key parameters for gunshot used on cattle: a pilot study on shot placement and effects of diverse ammunition on isolated cattle heads

Authors: K. J. Schiffer, S. K. Retz, U. Richter, B. Algers, O. Hensel

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, brain damage, cattle, gunshot, slaughter, stunning

2014

The effect of changes in group composition on social dynamics in marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

Authors: Annie J. Valuska, Katherine A. Leighty, Gina M. Ferrie, Alison P. Grand, Juniper Ross, Paul Schutz, Tamara L. Bettinger

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aggression, behavior, management

2014

Dedicated mothers: predation risk and physical burden do not alter thermoregulatory behaviour of pregnant vipers

Authors: Sophie Lorioux, Hélène Lisse, Olivier Lourdais

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: aspic viper, predation, pregnancy, prenatal care, refuge use, thermoregulation, vipera aspis

2013

Ecology rather than psychology explains co-occurrence of predation and border patrols in male chimpanzees

Authors: Ian C. Gilby, Michael L. Wilson, Anne E. Pusey

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: behavioural syndrome, chimpanzee, collective action, cooperation, hunting, impact males, lethal aggression, pan troglodytes, territoriality

2013