Environmental enrichment impacts discrimination between familiar and unfamiliar human odours in snakes (Pantherophis guttata)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: enrichment, environment, familiarity, odour discrimination, reptile, snake
2021
Mate call as reward: Acoustic communication signals can acquire positive reinforcing values during adulthood in female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: *animal mate selection, *animal mating behavior, *animal vocalizations, *bird song, *female animals, birds, operant conditioning, reinforcement
2016
A new marker based on the avian spindlin gene that is able to sex most birds, including species problematic to sex with CHD markers
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: aves, bird, data validation, sex typing, spindlin gene, w and z chromosomes
2016
Hatching asynchrony and offspring sex influence the subsequent exploratory behaviour of zebra finches
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: exploration, hatching asynchrony, parental investment, sex difference, taeniopygia guttata, zebra finch
2013
Incubation behaviour and hatching synchrony differ in wild and captive populations of the zebra finch
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: domestication, hatching asynchrony, incubation, parental effect, taeniopygia guttata, zebra finch
2013
Olfactory imprinting as a mechanism for nest odour recognition in zebra finches
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: avian olfaction, early learning, familial imprinting, songbird, taeniopygia guttata, zebra finch
2013
Handling Stress Does Not Reflect Personality in Female Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: behavioral syndrome, behavioural syndrome, bootstrap, breathing rate, exploration, temperament
2012
Phenotypic plasticity of avian social-learning strategies
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: condition, developmental plasticity, model biases, postnatal environment, social learning, state dependent, taeniopygia guttata, zebra finch
2012
Pairs of zebra finches with similar ‘personalities’ make better parents
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: aggression, behavioural syndrome, cross-fostering, exploration, negotiation, parental care, sexual selection, taeniopygia guttata, temperament, zebra finch
2011
Parental care in wild and captive zebra finches: measuring food delivery to quantify parental effort
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: domestication, intrafamilial conflict, offspring provisioning, regurgitation rate, taeniopygia guttata, wild free-living, zebra finch
2011