Evaluation of Sound Enrichment in the Behavior of Sapajus xanthosternos (Wied-Neuwied, 1826)(Primates: Cebidae) in Captivity

Authors: Alana Marques dos Santos, Márcio Borba da Silva, Isabela Sousa Prado, Edma Santos de Antonio, Ana Tereza Teixeira Silva Dourado, Barbara Silva Alves, Patricia Belini Nishiyama, Laize Tomazi, Ricardo Evangelista Fraga

Publication/Journal: Primate Conservation

Keywords: classical music, non-human primates, sensory enrichment

2022

Welfare Improvement by Enrichment Programs in Common Marmoset Females Under Social Isolation

Authors: Mariana de França Santos, Ana Cecília de Menezes Galvão, Flávia Santos Silva, Erick dos Santos Silva, Geovan de Sousa, Bruno Lobão-Soares, Renata Gonçalves Ferreira, Maria Bernardete de Sousa, Nicole Leite Galvão-Coelho

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: callithrix jacchus, cortisol, food enrichment, structural enrichment, welfare

2021

Personality traits modulate stress responses after enclosure change of captive capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus)

Authors: Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira, Elanne De Paiva Fonseca, Ana Cecilia Correia Santos Das Chagas, Luiz Guilherme Mesquita Pinheiro, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de Sousa, Hélderes Peregrino Alves Da Silva, Nicole Leite Galvão-Coelho, Renata Gonçalves Ferreira

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal personality, animal welfare, captivity, enclosure change, individual differences, primates

2020

Assessment of environmental enrichment for different primate species under low budget: A case study

Authors: R. Costa, C. Sousa, M. Llorente

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavior opportunity, case study, environmental enrichment, low budget, primate welfare

2018

Comparative well-being of horses kept under total or partial confinement prior to employment for mounted patrols

Authors: Gabriela O. Pessoa, Pablo Trigo, Francisco D. Mesquita Neto, Antônio C. C. Lacreta Junior, Ticiana M. Sousa, Joel A. Muniz, Raquel S. Moura

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, heart rate variability, horse, police, stall, stress

2016

Measurement of cognitive bias and cortisol levels to evaluate the effects of space restriction on captive collared peccary (Mammalia, Tayassuidae)

Authors: Flávia R. M. Oliveira, Sérgio L. G. Nogueira-Filho, Maria B. C. Sousa, Carlos T. S. Dias, Michael Mendl, Selene S. C. Nogueira

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, animal welfare, environmental enrichment, judgement bias, stress

2016

Physiological and behavioral responses to routine procedures in captive common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

Authors: A. C. D. Galvao, R. G. Ferreira, M. B. C. de Sousa, N. L. Galvao-Coelho

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: behavior, colony management, cortisol excretion, depression, fecal cortisol, model, monkeys, non-human primates, patterns, primates, separation, social stress, stress, stress response, zoology

2016

Reproductive success in the Lusitanian toadfish: Influence of calling activity, male quality and experimental design

Authors: M. Clara P. Amorim, Carlotta Conti, Carla Sousa-Santos, Bruno Novais, Maria D. Gouveia, Joana R. Vicente, Teresa Modesto, Amparo Gonçalves, Paulo J. Fonseca

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: acoustic communication, androgen, condition, mate choice, parentage analysis, teleost fish

2016

How do Common Otters (Lutra lutra, Linnaeus 1758) Interact? Behavioral Study on a Pair of Otters in Captivity

Authors: O. M. Azevedo, A. M. Correia, A. I. Magalhães, L. M. de Sousa

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: behavior, captivity, ethogram, interaction, lutra lutra

2015

Labrador retrievers are more attracted to water than to social stimuli: A pilot study

Authors: S. B. Tavares, A. Magalhaes, L. de Sousa

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: animal welfare, arena test, behavior, behavioral sciences, breed differences, breed-specific need, dogs canis-familiaris, domestic dog, labrador retriever, motivation, preference, relative, selection, service, tests, traits, veterinary sciences, water, working dog

2015

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