Reaction to Novel Objects and Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Levels in Two Species of Nocturnal Geckos

Authors: Gloria Fernández-Lázaro, Roberto Latorre, Juan C. Fontanillas Pérez, Isabel Barja

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, fecal corticosterone metabolites, gecko, individual differences, nocturnal species, object novelty, physiological stress, reptiles

2023

Material and food exploration by zoo‐housed animals can inform cognition and enrichment apparatus design

Authors: Fay E Clark, Lucy Chivers, Olivia Pearson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, cognition, enrichment, zoo

2022

The effectiveness of conditioned aversion in wolves: Insights from experimental tests

Authors: Jorge Tobajas, María Josefa Ruiz-Aguilera, José Vicente López-Bao, Pablo Ferreras, Rafael Mateo

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: conditioned taste aversion, human–wildlife conflict, large carnivore conservation, livestock predation, non-lethal predation control, wildlife management

2020

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

Sex segregation affects exploratory and social behaviors of zebrafish according to controlled housing conditions

Authors: Suelen Mendonça Soares, Karina Kirsten, Aline Pompermaier, Victoria Costa Maffi, Gessi Koakoski, Maurício Woloszyn, Leonardo José Gil Barcellos

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: chemical cue, gender, novel tank test, structural environmental enrichment, visual cue

2020

Does housing influence maternal behaviour in sows?

Authors: Charlotte G. E. Grimberg-Henrici, Kathrin Büttner, Christian Meyer, Joachim Krieter

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural testing, group-housing system, lactating sows, maternal behaviour

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

Using odor cues to elicit a behavioral and hormonal response in zoo-housed African wild dogs

Authors: Michelle L. Rafacz, Rachel M. Santymire

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: environmental enrichment, fecal glucocorticoids, lycaon pictus

2014

Smells familiar: group-joining decisions of predatory mites are mediated by olfactory cues of social familiarity

Authors: Muluken G. Muleta, Peter Schausberger

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: familiarity, group living, joining behaviour, olfactory cue, phytoseiulus persimilis, predatory mite, preference, prey density

2013