Giraffe social preferences are context dependent

Authors: Zoe Muller, Mauricio Cantor, Innes C. Cuthill, Stephen Harris

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: association index, behavioural state, habitat complexity, Rothschild's giraffe, social affiliation, social network, social-structure

2018

Oxytocin modulates mate-guarding behavior in marmoset monkeys

Authors: Jon Cavanaugh, Aaryn Mustoe, Stephanie L. Womack, Jeffrey A. French

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: 899®, aggression, L-368, mate-guarding, monogamy, oxytocin, pairbond, primates, Pro-OT, sociality

2018

Population survey and management strategies of free-roaming dogs (Canis familiaris) on Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Authors: Adrianna Nimer, Nashelly Meneses, Zachary D. Watson, Stephen M. Shuster, Russell Benford

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: canis familiaris, introduced species, population structure, public perception, spatial distribution

2018

Should zoo foods be coati chopped

Authors: James Shora, Mark Myhill, James Edward Brereton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: diet, feeding behaviour, food presentation, nasua nasua, procyonid

2018

Summoning compassion to address the challenges of conservation

Authors: Arian D. Wallach, Marc Bekoff, Chelsea Batavia, Michael Paul Nelson, Daniel Ramp

Publication/Journal: Conservation Biology

Keywords: animal ethics, conservation ethics, intrinsic value, novel ecosystem, sentience, virtue ethics

2018

Activity budget and social interactions in semi-captive gray woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha cana) living in an ex situ conservation area in Central Amazonia

Authors: Bárbara Cartagena-Matos, Thierry Gasnier, Mariana Cravo-Mota, Bruna Martins Bezerra

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: atelidae, behavior, neotropics, semi-captivity

2017

Development of sociality and emergence of independence in a killer whale (Orcinus orca) calf from birth to 36 months

Authors: Sara Guarino, Heather M. Hill, Julie Sigman

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cetacean, development, killer whale, maternal care, orcinus orca, play, socialization

2017

Prevalence and determinants of stereotypic behaviours and physiological stress among tigers and leopards in Indian zoos

Authors: Janice Vaz, Edward J. Narayan, R. Dileep Kumar, K. Thenmozhi, Krishnamoorthy Thiyagesan, Nagarajan Baskaran

Publication/Journal: Plos One

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2017