Trainer Interaction Can Improve Welfare Outcomes of Toy Enrichment for Isolated Animals: A Case Study

Authors: Kelly Jaakkola, Sarah Brignac, Linda Erb, Emily Guarino, Abigail Haddock, Armando Rodriguez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, environmental enrichment, human-animal interaction, training

2023

Risk-averse personalities have a systemically potentiated neuroendocrine stress axis: A multilevel experiment in Parus major

Authors: Alexander T. Baugh, Rebecca A. Senft, Marian Firke, Abigail Lauder, Julia Schroeder, Simone L. Meddle, Kees van Oers, Michaela Hau

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: acth, behavioral syndromes, corticosterone, dexamethasone, glucocorticoid receptor, hpa axis, mineralocorticoid receptor, negative feedback, personality, stress

2017

Does enrichment improve reptile welfare? Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) respond to five types of environmental enrichment

Authors: Meredith J. Bashaw, Mallory D. Gibson, Devan M. Schowe, Abigail S. Kucher

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: captivity, exploration, gentle handling, lizard, squamata, welfare

2016

Show Horse Welfare: Horse Show Competitors’ Understanding, Awareness, and Perceptions of Equine Welfare

Authors: Melissa A. Voigt, Kristina Hiney, Jennifer C. Richardson, Karen Waite, Abigail Borron, Colleen M. Brady

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: competitors, horse, stakeholders, stock-type, welfare

2016

Show Horse Welfare: The Viewpoints of Judges, Stewards, and Show Managers

Authors: Melissa Voigt, Kristina Hiney, Candace Croney, Karen Waite, Abigail Borron, Colleen Brady

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: show horse, welfare

2016

Winning agonistic encounters increases testosterone and androgen receptor expression in Syrian hamsters

Authors: Catherine T. Clinard, Abigail K. Barnes, Samuel G. Adler, Matthew A. Cooper

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, androgen receptors, estrogen alpha receptors, medial amygdala, resiliency, testosterone

2016

Metabolic consequences of chronic intermittent mild stress exposure

Authors: Abigail K. Thompson, Sarah Fourman, Amy E. B. Packard, Ann E. Egan, Karen K. Ryan, Yvonne M. Ulrich-Lai

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: chronic stress, diet choice, diet preference, glucose tolerance, palatable diet

2015

Male mate preference is influenced by both female behaviour and morphology

Authors: Lindsey Swierk, Abigail Myers, Tracy Langkilde

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: courtship, eastern fence lizard, female behaviour, male choice, proceptivity, sceloporus undulatus

2013

‘Roid rage in rats? Testosterone effects on aggressive motivation, impulsivity and tyrosine hydroxylase

Authors: Ruth I. Wood, Abigail Armstrong, Vlad Fridkin, Vivek Shah, Allison Najafi, Michael Jakowec

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: agonistic behavior, anabolic agents, androgen, dopamine, fighting

2013

Use of behavioral measures to assess reproductive status in maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

Authors: Melissa D. Rodden, Lisa Guminski Sorenson, Abigail Sherr, Devra G. Kleiman

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, discriminant function analysis, estrus, pseudopregnancy, reproductive behavior

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