Discrimination of Acoustic Stimuli and Maintenance of Graded Alarm Call Structure in Captive Meerkats
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: acoustic features, alarm calls, animal welfare, bioacoustics, fuzzy clustering, graded structure, LASSO algorithm, meerkats, natural behavior, playback experiment, suricates, vocalization, zoo
2021
Does the social network structure of wild animal populations differ from that of animals in captivity?
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: captivity, dominance, grooming, network position, social network analysis
2021
Beyond aggression: Androgen-receptor blockade modulates social interaction in wild meerkats
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: aggression, antiandrogen, behavioral neuroendocrinology, communication, cooperative breeder, field experiment, flutamide, prosocial behavior, subordinate male, testosterone
2016
A Comparison of Zoo Animal Behavior in the Presence of Familiar and Unfamiliar People
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal-human interactions, zoo animals
2016
Validation of a fecal glucocorticoid assay to assess adrenocortical activity in meerkats using physiological and biological stimuli
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: adrenalcortical activity, assay, fecal glucocorticoid, meerkats
2016
The effects of olfactory stimulation on the behaviour of captive meerkats (Suricata suricatta)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: behavior, meerkats, olfactory enrichment
2015
Mean fecal glucocorticoid metabolites are associated with vigilance, whereas immediate cortisol levels better reflect acute anti-predator responses in meerkats
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: adrenal activity, alarm calls, anti-predator behavior, communication, cortisol, fecal glucocorticoids, meerkats, suricata suricatta, vigilance
2014
A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, human-animal interactions, meerkats, visitor behaviour, zoo visitors
2014
Factors predicting the frequency, likelihood and duration of allonursing in the cooperatively breeding meerkat
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: allolactation, helper, meerkat, suricata suricatta
2013
Meerkat helpers increase sentinel behaviour and bipedal vigilance in the presence of pups
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: cooperative breeding, helping, meerkat, sentinel, suricata suricatta, vigilance
2013