Effects of Background Color on Stress-Linked Behavior in the Critically Endangered Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes)

Authors: Arabella E Graves, Jemma E Dias, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: amphibian, husbandry, welfare, zoo research

2023

Baseline Behavioral Data and Behavioral Correlates of Disturbance for the Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes)

Authors: Jemma E Dias, Charlotte Ellis, Tessa E Smith, Charlotte A Hosie, Benjamin Tapley, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: amphibian, behavior, welfare, zoo research

2022

Impact of tank background on the welfare of the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis (Daudin)

Authors: Andrew M. Holmes, Christopher J. Emmans, Niall Jones, Robert Coleman, Tessa E. Smith, Charlotte A. Hosie

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, corticosterone, enrichment, tank background, xenopus

2016

Biology, behavior, and environmental enrichment for the captive African clawed frog (Xenopus spp)

Authors: Helen Chum, Stephen Felt, Joseph Garner, Sherril Green

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal model, behavior, enrichment, laboratory research, welfare, xenopus, xenopus laevis, xenopus tropicalis

2013

Inversion of left–right asymmetry alters performance of Xenopus tadpoles in nonlateralized cognitive tasks

Authors: Douglas J. Blackiston, Michael Levin

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: laterality, learning, left–right asymmetry, memory, xenopus

2013

Euthanasia methods, corticosterone and haematocrit levels in Xenopus laevis: evidence for differences in stress?

Authors: G.A. Archard, A.R. Goldsmith

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, corticosterone, euthanasia, haematocrit, stress, xenopus laevis

2010