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The stress response and exploratory behaviour in Yucatan minipigs (Sus scrofa): Relations to sex and social rank

Authors: Sarah J. J. Adcock, Gerard M. Martin, Carolyn J. Walsh

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: alpha-amylase, coping styles, cortisol, personality, repeatability, sex differences

2015


Persistent effect of incubation temperature on stress-induced behavior in the Yucatan banded gecko (Coleonyx elegans)

Authors: Marian Trnik, Jana Albrechtová, Lukáš Kratochvíl

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: antipredator behavior, antipredator behaviour, behavioral syndrome, behavioural syndrome, open-field test, personality, phenotypic plasticity

2011


Effects of food density on the behavior and distribution of nonbreeding American flamingosin Yucatan, Mexico

Authors: Felicity Arengo, Guy A. Baldassarre

Publication/Journal: The Condor

Keywords: american flamingo, foraging, ideal free, mexico, nonbreeding, phoenicopterus ruber ruber, yucatan

1995


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