Acute social stress-induced immunomodulation in pigs high and low responders to ACTH
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: catecholamines, cortisol, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis, neuroimmunomodulation, pig, stress
2017
Development of personality tests to use in the field, stable over time and across situations, and linked to horses’ show jumping performance
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: activity, fearfulness, reactivity, rideability, tactile sensitivity, temperament
2016
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
Emotional experience in sheep: Predictability of a sudden event lowers subsequent emotional responses
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare, appraisal theories, cardiac activity, emotions, predictability, sheep, startle, suddenness
2007
Linear social dominance hierarchy and corticosterone responses in male mallards and pintails
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: anas acuta, anas platyrynchos, corticosterone, dominance status, mallards, pintails, stress response
2005