Preference and Motivation Tests for Body Tactile Stimulation in Fish
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: aggressive behavior, choice, motivation, social stress, welfare
2021
Understanding behaviour to improve the welfare of an ornamental fish
Publication/Journal: Journal of Fish Biology
Keywords: Angelfish, cognitive ability, environmental enrichment, feeding, reproduction, social interaction
2021
Tactile stimulation reduces aggressiveness but does not lower stress in a territorial fish
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: aggression, stress, tactile, territorial fish
2019
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
Environmental enrichment on the behavior and welfare of cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Publication/Journal: Arquivo Brasileiro De Medicina Veterinaria E Zootecnia
Keywords: cockatiel, environmental enrichment
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
Flight distance and reaction to fawn handling are greater in high- than in low-ranked pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) females
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, animal-human relationship, cervid, dominance, hierarchy, maternal behaviour
2015
Isolation impairs cognition in a social fish
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cognition, learning, memory, social fish species, social interaction, welfare
2015
Mother–young behaviours at lambing in grazing ewes: Effects of lamb sex and food restriction in pregnancy
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: attachment, lamb behaviour, maternal behaviour, pasture allowance, sheep, undernutrition
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