Does the anticipatory behaviour of chickens communicate reward quality?

Authors: Nicky McGrath, Oliver Burman, Cathy Dwyer, Clive J. C. Phillips

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: anticipatory behaviour, chickens, conditioning, dustbath, rewards

2016

Predator odor exposure increases food-carrying behavior in rats

Authors: Kerstin E. A. Wernecke, Judith Brüggemann, Markus Fendt

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: foraging, fox urine, innate fear, pre-encounter defensive response, risk avoidance

2016

Individual differences in anticipatory activity to food rewards predict cue-induced appetitive 50-kHz calls in rats

Authors: Juan C. Brenes, Rainer K. W. Schwarting

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: amphetamine, associative learning, dopamine, incentive motivation, pavlovian conditioning, ultrasonic vocalizations

2015

Behavioral characterization of non-copulating male mice

Authors: W. Portillo, E. Antonio-Cabrera, F. J. Camacho, N. F. Díaz, R. G. Paredes

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: estradiol, non-copulating (nc), olfactory preference, sexual incentive motivation

2013

Extinction of food-reinforced instrumental behavior in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

Authors: Jonathan Buriticá, Leonardo A. Ortega, Mauricio R. Papini, Germán Gutiérrez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: food reinforcement, japanese quail, magnitude of reinforcement extinction effect, overtraining extinction effect, partial reinforcement extinction effect, reward downshift, spaced-trial training

2013

Why leopards commit infanticide

Authors: Guy A. Balme, Luke T. B. Hunter

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: carnivore biology, infanticide, leopard, mating strategy, panthera pardus, population dynamics, reproduction, sexual selection

2013

Minimising number killed in long-term vertebrate pest management programmes, and associated economic incentives

Authors: B. Warburton, D. M. Tompkins, D. Choquenot, P. Cowan

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, bennett's wallaby, brushtail possum, control strategies, economic incentives, ship rat

2012

Non-economic incentives to improve animal welfare: positive competition as a driver for change among owners of draught and pack animals in India

Authors: J. C. Pritchard, L. van Dijk, M. Ali, S. K. Pradhan

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, competition, donkey, horse, incentive, working animal

2012

Toward a global perspective on farm animal welfare

Authors: David Fraser

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal health, animal welfare, developing-countries, education, globalization, research, trade

2008