Ethical evolutions: navigating the future of animal behaviour and welfare research

Authors: Matthew O. Parker, Alan G. McElligott

Publication/Journal: Research Ethics

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, ethics, research

2023

Linking the roles of personality and stress physiology for managing the welfare of captive big cats

Authors: Janice Vaz, Alan Gerard McElligott, Edward Narayan

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal personalities, animal welfare, big cats, coping style, glucocorticoids, individual variation, stressors

2021

Impacts of the season and reproductive status on fecal reproductive and adrenocortical steroid metabolites in zoo Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer)

Authors: Lauren Augustine, Kyle Miller, Alan Peters, Ashley D Franklin, Cathleen M Steinbeiser, Janine L Brown, Natalia A Prado

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: crocodilians, fecal hormone metabolites, zoo management

2020

Playful pigs: Evidence of consistency and change in play depending on litter and developmental stage

Authors: S. M. Brown, R. Peters, I. M. Nevison, A. B. Lawrence

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: growth, litter differences, piglet, play, weaning

2018

Correlates of androgens in wild male Barbary macaques: Testing the challenge hypothesis

Authors: Alan V. Rincon, Laëtitia Maréchal, Stuart Semple, Bonaventura Majolo, Ann MacLarnon

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: androgens, barbary macaques, challenge hypothesis, male-infant affiliation, rank instability

2017

Investigating canine personality structure using owner questionnaires measuring pet dog behaviour and personality

Authors: Diana J. Rayment, Richard A. Peters, Linda C. Marston, Bert De Groef

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, canine, questionnaire, temperament

2016

Acoustic analysis of cattle (Bos taurus) mother–offspring contact calls from a source–filter theory perspective

Authors: Mónica Padilla de la Torre, Elodie F. Briefer, Tom Reader, Alan G. McElligott

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, calf, cow, individuality, livestock, vocal communication

2015

Applied personality assessment in domestic dogs: Limitations and caveats

Authors: Diana J. Rayment, Bert De Groef, Richard A. Peters, Linda C. Marston

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour test, coping style, dog, personality, shelter, shyness, temperament

2015

Autonomic nervous system reactivity in a free-ranging mammal: effects of dominance rank and personality

Authors: Elodie F. Briefer, James A. Oxley, Alan G. McElligott

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: avoidance, behaviour, goats, heart rate, hierarchy, rmssd, sociability

2015

The effects of social interaction and environmental enrichment on the space use, behaviour and stress of owned housecats facing a novel environment

Authors: L. K. Rehnberg, K. A. Robert, S. J. Watson, R. A. Peters

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: adaptation, adrenocortical, agriculture, animal welfare, behavioral sciences, behavioural stress, boarding catteries, cat welfare, dairy & animal science, dogs, domestic cats, environmental enrichment, faecal glucocorticoids, felis-sylvestris-catus, function, pairs, sciences, scoring, shelter, socialization, veterinary

2015