Stereotypic behaviours in Melopsittacus undulatus: Behavioural consequences of social and spatial limitations

Authors: Giovanni Polverino, Arianna Manciocco, Augusto Vitale, Enrico Alleva

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, environmental enrichments, melopsittacus undulatus, parrot, psycho-physical stress, stereotypy

2015

Male mate preference is influenced by both female behaviour and morphology

Authors: Lindsey Swierk, Abigail Myers, Tracy Langkilde

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: courtship, eastern fence lizard, female behaviour, male choice, proceptivity, sceloporus undulatus

2013

Validation of a Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Assay to Assess Stress in the Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)

Authors: Anna M. Young, Dennis M. Hallford

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: acth challenge, avian, budgerigar, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, radioimmunoassay, stress

2013

Auditory disturbances promote temporal clustering of yawning and stretching in small groups of budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus)

Authors: Michael L. Miller, Andrew C. Gallup, Andrea R. Vogel, Anne B. Clark

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: arousal, collective behavior, contagious behavior, vigilance

2012

Evidence for Contagious Behaviors in Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus): An Observational Studyof Yawning and Stretching

Authors: M. L. Miller, A. C. Gallup, A. R. Vogel, S. M. Vicario, A. B. Clark

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: contagion, imitation, response facilitation, signal, social coordination, stretching, yawning

2012

Does environmental enrichment really matter? A case study using the eastern fence lizard, Sceloporus undulatus

Authors: Renee L. Rosier, Tracy Langkilde

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, behaviour, growth, reptile, stress

2011

Invader danger: Lizards faced with novel predators exhibit an altered behavioral response to stress

Authors: Whitney P. Trompeter, Tracy Langkilde

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: behavior, corticosterone, invasive, reptile

2011

The direction and range of ambient temperature change influences yawning in budgerigars (melopsittacus undulatus)

Authors: Andrew C. Gallup, Michael L. Miller, Anne B. Clark

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: ambient-temperature, brain cooling, melopsittacus undulatus, thermoregulation, yawning

2010

Plumage maintenance affects ultraviolet colour and female preference in the budgerigar

Authors: M. Griggio, H. Hoi, A. Pilastro

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: condition-dependent trait, melopsittacus undulatus, ornaments, plumage reflectance, preening, sexual selection

2010

Imitative pecking by budgerigars, Melopsittacus undulatus, over a 24 h delay

Authors: Charlotte Richards, Kieron Mottley, John Pearce, Cecilia Heyes

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: associative sequence learning, budgerigar, delayed imitation, imitation, melopsittacus undulatus, pecking, response facilitation, stepping, two-action test, video stimulus

2009