Caretaker attitudes and animal training are associated with alpaca behaviour towards humans—An online survey
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: attitudes, behaviour, behavioural problems, ease of handling, human-animal interactions, new world camelids
2021
Welfare of feral cats and potential influencing factors
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare, colony cats, environment, health status, human-animal relationship, stray cats
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
Gentle interactions decrease the fear of humans in dairy heifers independently of early experience of stroking
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: avoidance distance, calves, cattle, gentle interactions, human-animal relationship, stroking
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
Effects of gentle interactions on the relationship with humans and on stress-related parameters in group-housed calves
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, avoidance distance, calves, cortisol, heart rate, human-animal relationship
2015
The influence of gentle interactions on avoidance distance towards humans, weight gain and physiological parameters in group-housed dairy calves
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: average daily gain, avoidance distance, calves, faecal cortisol metabolites, heart rate variability, human-animal relationship
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