Behavioral responses of captive brown bears Ursus arctos to the odor of conspecific urine

Authors: Katerina Zareva-Simeonova, Venislava Spasova, Daniela Simeonovska-Nikolova

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: enrichment, Olfactory stimulation, stereotypic behavior, ursidae, zoos

2023

Behavioral responses to emotional challenges in female rats living in a seminatural environment: The role of estrogen receptors

Authors: Olivia Le Moëne, Anders Ågmo

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: co-occurrence analysis, diarylpropionitrile, fear, positive emotion, propylpyrazoletriol, seminatural environment, sexual behavior, social behavior

2018

The effects of olfactory stimulation on the behavior of captive ring‐tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

Authors: Brittanny Baker, Sienna Taylor, V. Tamara Montrose

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: environmental enrichment, lemur behavior, odors, zoo welfare

2018

Mate choice screening in captive solitary carnivores: The role of male behavior and cues on mate preference and paternity in females of a model species, American mink (Neovison vison)

Authors: Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Thorsten Johannes Skovbjerg Balsby, Razvan Anistoroaei, Mikkel Stelvig, Torben Dabelsteen

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: american mink, breeding success, mate choice, mate preference, olfaction

2017

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

The smell of “anxiety”: Behavioral modulation by experimental anosmia in zebrafish

Authors: Murilo S. Abreu, Ana C. V. V. Giacomini, Allan V. Kalueff, Leonardo J. G. Barcellos

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: fluoxetine, food odor, novel tank, olfactory sense, stress

2016

Two seconds is all it takes: European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) increase levels of circulating glucocorticoids after witnessing a brief raptor attack

Authors: Blake C. Jones, Adam D. Smith, Sara E. Bebus, Stephan J. Schoech

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: avian, corticosterone, depredation, hpa axis, stress response

2016

Assessment of behavior and physical condition of shelter cats as animal-based indicators of welfare

Authors: C. Arhant, R. Wogritsch, J. Troxler

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: aggregation, animal shelter, animal-based parameter, associations, behavioral sciences, cat, dogs, domestic cats, environmental enrichment, epidemiology, felis-sylvestris-catus, implementation, social behavior, stress, veterinary sciences, welfare, welfare assessment

2015

Blunted hypothalamo-pituitary adrenal axis response to predator odor predicts high stress reactivity

Authors: Annie M. Whitaker, Nicholas W. Gilpin

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, avoidance, hpa axis, paraventricular nucleus, stress

2015

Defensive responses of Brandt’s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) to chronic predatory stress

Authors: Ibrahim M. Hegab, Guoshen Shang, Manhong Ye, Yajuan Jin, Aiqin Wang, Baofa Yin, Shengmei Yang, Wanhong Wei

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavior, brandt's voles, cat feces, endocrine, medial hypothalamus, repeated stress, δfosb mrna

2014