Evaluating the influence of conspecifics on a male giant anteater’s (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) pacing behavior

Authors: AE Eyer, LJ Miller

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, neighbors, pilosa, stereotypies, xenarthrans

2020

Inter-aviary distance and visual access influence conservation breeding outcomes in a territorial, endangered bird

Authors: Alison M Flanagan, Christian Rutz, Susan Farabaugh, Alison L Greggor, Bryce Masuda, Ronald R Swaisgood

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: animal husbandry, conservation breeding, enclosure design, endangered birds, Hawaiian crow, social density

2020

Nesting, sleeping, and nighttime behaviors in wild and captive great apes

Authors: James R. Anderson, Mabel Y. L. Ang, Louise C. Lock, Iris Weiche

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: bonobo, chimpanzee, environmental enrichment, gorilla, nest building, orangutan, sleep posture, sleep quality, welfare

2019

Experimental induction of social instability during early breeding does not alter testosterone levels in male black redstarts, a socially monogamous songbird

Authors: Camila P. Villavicencio, Beate Apfelbeck, Wolfgang Goymann

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: floaters, removal experiment, social instability, songbird, steroid hormones, territorial aggression, territoriality, territory, testosterone

2013

Sex differences in tool use acquisition in bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Authors: Klaree J. Boose, Frances J. White, Audra Meinelt

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: great apes, social tolerance, termite fishing

2013

Neighboring Groups and Habitat Edges Modulate Range Use in Phayre’s Leaf Monkeys (Trachypithecus phayrei crepusculus)

Authors: L. Gibson, A. Koenig

Publication/Journal: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Keywords: edge effects, home range use, neighbor avoidance, territory borders

2012

Sleeping Tree Selection of Cao Vit Gibbon (Nomascus nasutus) Living in Degraded Karst Forest in Bangliang, Jingxi, China

Authors: Han-Lan Fei, Matthew B. Scott, W. E. N. Zhang, Chang-Yong Ma, Zuo-Fu Xiang, Peng-Fei Fan

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: cao vit gibbon, predation avoidance, range defense, sleeping behavior, thermoregulation

2012

Long-term monitoring of social behavior in a grouping of six female tigers (Panthera tigris)

Authors: Angela Miller, Christopher W. Kuhar

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aggression, female–female aggression, same-sex groups, social proximity

2008

Social spacing of crayfish in natural habitats: what role does dominance play?

Authors: K. Fero, P. A. Moore

Publication/Journal: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Keywords: crayfish, dominance, hierarchy, nearest neighbor, shelter

2008

The structure of social relationships among captive female giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Authors: Meredith J. Bashaw, Mollie A. Bloomsmith, Terry L. Maple, Fred B. Bercovitch

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: matrix correlation, relationship, social preference, symmetry, ungulate

2007

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