Go for Lipids! Food Preferences and Nutrient Composition in Zoo-Housed White-Faced Sakis, Pithecia pithecia

Authors: Vasco Alexandre Martins, Natalie Magnusson, Matthias Laska

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Primatology

Keywords: *food preferences, correlational analysis, nutrient composition, Pithecia pitchecia, white-faced saki

2022

Behavioral Implications of Enrichment for Golden Lion Tamarins: A Tool for Ex Situ Conservation

Authors: Kimberly Sanders, Eduardo Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: callitrichid, enrichment, foraging, golden lion tamarin, primate, puzzle feeder

2020

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

The effects of food-related environmental complexity on litter directed behaviour, fear and exploration of novel stimuli in young broiler chickens

Authors: Katarina Pichova, Janicke Nordgreen, Christine Leterrier, Lubor Kostal, Randi Oppermann Moe

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, feeding behaviour, motivation

2016

Elevated corticosterone during egg production elicits increased maternal investment and promotes nestling growth in a wild songbird

Authors: E. Keith Bowers, Rachel M. Bowden, Charles F. Thompson, Scott K. Sakaluk

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: begging, egg, glucocorticoid, house wren, life history, maternal effect

2016

Unpredictable and repeated negative stimuli increased emotional reactivity in male quail

Authors: Angélique Favreau-Peigné, Ludovic Calandreau, Paul Constantin, Aline Bertin, Cécile Arnould, Agathe Laurence, Marie-Annick Richard-Yris, Cécilia Houdelier, Sophie Lumineau, Alain Boissy, Christine Leterrier

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bird, chronic stress, emotional reactivity, neophobia, tonic immobility

2016

Acute stress enhances sensitivity to a highly attractive food reward without affecting judgement bias in laying hens

Authors: Carlos E. Hernandez, Geoff Hinch, Jim Lea, Drewe Ferguson, Caroline Lee

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: affective states, judgement bias, poultry, reward sensitivity, stress

2015

Complete nutrient content of four species of commercially available feeder insects fed enhanced diets during growth

Authors: Mark D. Finke

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amino acids, fatty acids, insects, minerals, vitamin e, vitamins, β-carotene

2015

Captive Husbandry and Socialization of the Red-Billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Authors: Malcolm D. Burgess, David Woolcock, Ray B. Hales, Rebecca Waite, Alison J. Hales

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive management, early-life socialization, foster, learnt behavior, reintroduction

2012

Dietary choices by four captive slender lorises (Loris tardigradus) when presented with various insect life stages

Authors: Jonathan B. Clayton, Kenneth E. Glander

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive diet, duke lemur center, prosimian

2011

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