Effects of social stress on the welfare of captive male Alpine musk deer: Stereotypic behavior, fecal cortisol, and musk secretion

Authors: Xin Zhou, Qingxin Lv, Yuhong Qin, Naixiu Yuan, Yong Li, Mi Zhou, Xiuxiang Meng

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), ex situ conservation, fecal cortisol, small ruminant welfare, stereotypic behavior

2023

Can colored object enrichment reduce the escape behavior of captive freshwater turtles?

Authors: Callum C Bannister, Angus JC Thomson, Mirela Cuculescu‐Santana

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavioral types, olfactory cues, Pseudemys sp., Trachemys scripta ssp.

2021

Dogs’ coping styles and dog-handler relationships influence avalanche search team performance

Authors: Silvana Diverio, Laura Menchetti, Giacomo Riggio, Costanza Azzari, Martina Iaboni, Renato Zasso, Walter Di Mari, Michele Matteo Santoro

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avalanche search and rescue dogs, copying style, dog behaviour, dog-handler relationship

2017

The effects of olfactory stimulation on the behaviour of captive meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

Authors: Sophie Myles, V. Tamara Montrose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behavior, meerkats, olfactory enrichment

2015

The effects of social interaction and environmental enrichment on the space use, behaviour and stress of owned housecats facing a novel environment

Authors: L. K. Rehnberg, K. A. Robert, S. J. Watson, R. A. Peters

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: adaptation, adrenocortical, agriculture, animal welfare, behavioral sciences, behavioural stress, boarding catteries, cat welfare, dairy & animal science, dogs, domestic cats, environmental enrichment, faecal glucocorticoids, felis-sylvestris-catus, function, pairs, sciences, scoring, shelter, socialization, veterinary

2015

Investigating anhedonia in a non-conventional species: Do some riding horses Equus caballus display symptoms of depression?

Authors: Carole Fureix, Cleo Beaulieu, Soizic Argaud, Céline Rochais, Margaret Quinton, Séverine Henry, Martine Hausberger, Georgia Mason

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: anhedonia, depression, depression-like conditions, dsm-v, horses, reduced engagement with environment

2015

The progress in nutrition research of musk deer: Implication for conservation

Authors: Wenxia Wang, Ran Zhou, Lan He, Shuqiang Liu, Juntong Zhou, Lei Qi, Linhai Li, Defu Hu

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: conservation, musk deer, nutrition, reintroduction

2015

Chemosensory discrimination of social cues mediates space use in snakes, Cryptophis nigrescens (Elapidae)

Authors: Mitchell L. Scott, Martin J. Whiting, Jonathan K. Webb, Richard Shine

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: chemical communication, cryptophis nigrescens, male contest competition, reptile, retreat site selection, sexual selection, small-eyed snake, social behaviour

2013

Environmental enrichment for a mixed-species nocturnal mammal exhibit

Authors: Fay E. Clark, Vicky A. Melfi

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: choloepus didactylus, dasypus novemcintus, galago senegalensis, nocturnal house

2012

Male quality and conspecific scent preferences in the house finch, Carpodacus mexicanus

Authors: Luisa Amo, Isabel López-Rull, Iluminada Pagán, Constantino Macías Garcia

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: avian olfaction, carpodacus mexicanus, chemical ecology, intrasexual interaction, male quality, mate choice, sex recognition

2012

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