The nocturnal activity of a commonly housed rodent: How African pygmy dormice (Graphiurus murinus) respond to an enriched environment

Authors: Geminni PSA Lang, Paul E Rose, Steve M Nash, Lisa M Riley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral repertoires, Graphiurus murinus, nest box, space use, welfare

2020

A Preliminary Study Investigating the Impact of Musical Concerts on the Behavior of Captive Fiordland Penguins (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) and Collared Peccaries (Pecari tajacu)

Authors: Lara Fanning, Hannah Larsen, Peta S Taylor

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal management, music, noise, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare

2020

Same Space, Different Species: The Influence of Exhibit Design on the Expression of Zoo-Housed Apes’ Species-Typical Retiring Behaviors

Authors: Samantha C Earl, Lydia M Hopper, Stephen R Ross

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: chimpanzee, exhibit design, gorilla, gorilla gorilla, nesting, pan troglodytes, space use

2020

Boldness at the nest predicts foraging and diving behaviour of female but not male African penguins

Authors: Gwendoline Traisnel, Lorien Pichegru

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: at-sea behaviour, breeding success, chick growth, endangered species, personality types, resource acquisition

2019

Effect of preceding activity and multiple testing of Belgian police horses on behavior during personality tests

Authors: Marc Pierard, Paul McGreevy, Rony Geers

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral assessment, multiple testing, personality, police horse, preceding activity

2019

Maternal-Neonatal Pheromone/Interomone Added to Cat Litter Improves Litter Box Use and Reduces Aggression in Pair-Housed Cats

Authors: John J. McGlone, Arlene Garcia, William G. Thompson, Glenna M. Pirner

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavior, feline, interomone, pheromone, stress

2019

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

Cortisol treatment affects locomotor activity and swimming behaviour of male smallmouth bass engaged in paternal care: A field study using acceleration biologgers

Authors: Dirk A. Algera, Jacob W. Brownscombe, Kathleen M. Gilmour, Michael J. Lawrence, Aaron J. Zolderdo, Steven J. Cooke

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: accelerometer, glucocorticoid, parental care, parental investment, teleost

2017

Effects of group size on behaviour, growth and occurrence of bite marks in farmed mink

Authors: Heléne M. K. Axelsson, Steffen W. Hansen, Jenny Loberg, Lena Lidfors

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, bite marks, group housing, growth, mink

2017