Chelonian perivitelline membrane-bound sperm detection: A new breeding management tool

Authors: Kaitlin Croyle, Paul Gibbons, Christine Light, Eric Goode, Barbara Durrant, Thomas Jensen

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: chelonian, conservation, fertility assessment, pvm, sperm, tortoise, turtle

2016

Rearing environment and laying location affect pre-laying behaviour in enriched cages

Authors: Michelle E. Hunniford, Tina M. Widowski

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: laying hen, nest site selection, nesting behaviour, rearing environment

2016

Age, fertility and reproductive behavior in Cuban crocodiles, Crocodylus rhombifer, at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological park

Authors: Lauren Augustine, Barbara Watkins

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, cuban crocodile

2015

Assessment of the reproductive status of female veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus) using hormonal, behavioural and physical traits

Authors: Robyn H. Pimm, Christopher Dutton, Stacey O'Handley, Gabriela F. Mastromonaco

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: chamaeleo calyptratus, fecal hormones, follicular stasis, reproductive cycle, ultrasonography, veiled chameleon

2015

Evidence of competition for nest sites by laying hens in large furnished cages

Authors: Michelle E. Hunniford, Stephanie Torrey, Gregoy Bédécarrats, Ian J. H. Duncan, Tina M. Widowski

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cage size, furnished cages, laying hens, nest space allowance, nesting behaviour

2014

Delay, avoidance and protection in oviposition behaviour in response to fine-scale variation in egg parasitism risk

Authors: Joseph B. Deas, Martha S. Hunter

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: behavioural plasticity, egg stacking, life history strategy, mimosestes amicus, offspring defence, parental investment, seed beetle

2013

Larval host plant experience modulates both mate finding and oviposition choice in a moth

Authors: P. Anderson, M. M. Sadek, M. Larsson, B. S. Hansson, G. Thöming

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: attraction, decision-making, experience, host plant choice, mating, oviposition, spodoptera littoralis, volatile

2013

Warm and cozy: temperature and predation risk interactively affect oviposition site selection

Authors: Zachary R. Stahlschmidt, Shelley A. Adamo

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: cricket, decision-making, gryllus texensis, nest site selection, trade-off

2013

Nesting Phenology and Clutch Characteristics of Captive Siamese Crocodiles (Crocodylus siamensis) in Cambodia

Authors: Steven G. Platt, Vuthy Monyrath, Heng Sovannara, Long Kheng, Thomas R. Rainwater

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: conservation, crocodile farms, crocodylus siamensis, double-clutching, endangered species, incubation, twinning

2012

Mate acquisition by females in a butterfly: the effects of mating status and age on female mate-locating behaviour

Authors: Martin Bergman, Karl Gotthard, Christer Wiklund

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: courtship solicitation, lepidoptera, life history, pararge aegeria, sexual selection, speckled wood butterfly, territoriality

2011