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

Aggressive behavior and stress response after oxytocin administration in male Norway rats selected for different attitudes to humans

Authors: Rimma Gulevich, Rimma Kozhemyakina, Svetlana Shikhevich, Maria Konoshenko, Yury Herbeck

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggressive, corticosterone, oxytocin, rats, selection, tame

2019

Characterization and correlations of behavioral and adrenocortical activities of zoo-housed lesser anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Authors: Gabina V. Eguizabal, Rupert Palme, Mariella Superina, Camila J. Asencio, Maria C. Garcia Capocasa, Juan M. Busso

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity pattern, fecal cortisol metabolites, noninvasive hormone monitoring, pilosa, stereotypic behavior

2019

Evidence of high individual variability in seed management by scatter-hoarding rodents: does ‘personality’ matter?

Authors: Mariano Feldman, Mariona Ferrandiz-Rovira, Josep Maria Espelta, Alberto Muñoz

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: individual variation, personality, predation risk, scatter-hoarding rodent, seed dispersal

2019

Exploring horse owners’ and caretakers’ perceptions of emotions and associated behaviors in horses

Authors: Maria J. Hötzel, Michele C. Vieira, Denise P. Leme

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: affective states, animal sentience, animal welfare, behavior, belief in animal mind

2019

Motion Illusions as Environmental Enrichment for Zoo Animals: A Preliminary Investigation on Lions (Panthera leo)

Authors: Barbara Regaiolli, Angelo Rizzo, Giorgio Ottolini, Maria Elena Miletto Petrazzini, Caterina Spiezio, Christian Agrillo

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, Rotating Snake illusion, visual illusions, zoo animals

2019

Using Farm Animal Welfare Protocols as a Base to Assess the Welfare of Wild Animals in Captivity-Case Study: Dorcas Gazelles (Gazella dorcas)

Authors: Marina Salas, Xavier Manteca, Teresa Abaigar, Maria Delclaux, Conrad Ensenat, Eva Martinez-Nevado, Miguel Angel Quevedo, Hugo Fernandez-Bellon

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behaviour, captivity, dorcas gazelle, enclosure, protocol, welfare, zoo

2018

Abandonment of Dogs and Cats: Public Opinions as Population Management Indicators

Authors: Oswaldo Santos Baquero, Evelyn Nestori Chiozzotto, Rita de Cassia Maria Garcia, Marcos Amaku, Fernando Ferreira

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: abandonment, behavior, dog, population management

2017

Designing Better Water Troughs: Does Trough Color Influence Dairy Cows’ Preference?

Authors: Dayane Lemos Teixeira, Maria José Hötzel, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, José Daniel Cazale, Daniel Enríquez-Hidalgo

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: color, cow, drinker, preference, water

2017

Development of a Canine Care and Welfare Knowledge Scale: Implications for Welfare and Preventing Dogfighting

Authors: Maria A. Iliopoulou, Rene P. Rosenbaum, Carla L. Carleton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: attitude, canine care and welfare knowledge scale, canine welfare, development, humane education evaluation, prevention of canine abuse/neglect, psychology

2017

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