An examination of salivary cortisol concentrations and behaviour in three African elephants Loxodonta africana at Zoo Atlanta

Authors: Angela Kelling, Rebecca Snyder, Christoper Ward, Mollie Bloomsmith, Mark Laudenslager, Terry Maple

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: captive elephant, non-invasive, stereotypic behaviour, welfare

2024

Aggressive behavior and stress response after oxytocin administration in male Norway rats selected for different attitudes to humans

Authors: Rimma Gulevich, Rimma Kozhemyakina, Svetlana Shikhevich, Maria Konoshenko, Yury Herbeck

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggressive, corticosterone, oxytocin, rats, selection, tame

2019

Are age and sex differences in brain oxytocin receptors related to maternal and infanticidal behavior in naïve mice?

Authors: Daniel E. Olazábal, Marcela Alsina-Llanes

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: development, hypothalamus, infanticidal behavior, mouse, olfaction, oxytocin receptor, parental behavior

2016

Corticosterone may interact with peripubertal development to shape adult resistance to social defeat

Authors: Maeson S. Latsko, Laure A. Farnbauch, T. Lee Gilman, Joseph F. Lynch Iii, Aaron M. Jasnow

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: corticosterone, mice, social 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

Effects of chronic mild stress on behavioral and neurobiological parameters — Role of glucocorticoid

Authors: Jiao Chen, Zhen-zhen Wang, Wei Zuo, Shuai Zhang, Shi-feng Chu, Nai-hong Chen

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: bdnf, chronic mild stress, depression, fkbp5, gap junction, gr

2016

INVITED REVIEW: The usefulness of measuring glucocorticoids for assessing animal welfare

Authors: C. R. Ralph, A. J. Tilbrook

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Science

Keywords: 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-1, agriculture, amygdaloid complex, corticosteroid-binding globulin, corticosterone, cortisol, dairy & animal science, electrical-stimulation, free serum, isolation/restraint stress, luteinizing-hormone, pituitary-adrenal axis, plasma corticosteroids, stress responses, tissue cortisol activity, welfare assessment

2016

Nasal temperature drop in response to a playback of conspecific fights in chimpanzees: A thermo-imaging study

Authors: Fumihiro Kano, Satoshi Hirata, Tobias Deschner, Verena Behringer, Josep Call

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggression, emotion, great ape, skin temperature, thermo-imaging

2016

Natural variation in maternal care and cross-tissue patterns of oxytocin receptor gene methylation in rats

Authors: Annaliese K. Beery, Lisa M. McEwen, Julia L. MacIsaac, Darlene D. Francis, Michael S. Kobor

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: anxiety behavior, concordance, cross-tissue, DNA methylation, epigenetic, maternal care, natural variation, oxtr, oxytocin, oxytocin receptor

2016

Social buffering enhances extinction of conditioned fear responses in male rats

Authors: Kaori Mikami, Yasushi Kiyokawa, Yukari Takeuchi, Yuji Mori

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: amygdala, fear extinction, freezing, social buffering, stress

2016

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