Cardiac activity and salivary cortisol concentration of leisure horses in response to the presence of an audience in the arena

Authors: Iwona Janczarek, Izabela Wilk, Anna Stachurska, Leszek Krakowski, Marta Liss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: audience, emotions, horses, leisure, stress

2019

Relocation and Hair Cortisol Concentrations in New Zealand White Rabbits

Authors: Tanja Peric, Antonella Comin, Mirco Corazzin, Marta Montillo, Federico Canavese, Marco Stebel, Alberto Prandi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: cortisol, hair, hpa axis, rabbit, relocation

2017

Activity Budgets of Captive Cape Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus) Under a Training Regime

Authors: Kaja Wierucka, Sonia Siemianowska, Marta Woźniak, Katarzyna Jasnosz, Magdalena Kieliszczyk, Paulina Kozak, Agnieszka Sergiel

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: activity budget, seals, training

2016

Aggressive behavior and hair cortisol levels in captive Dorcas gazelles (Gazella dorcas) as animal-based welfare indicators

Authors: Marina Salas, Déborah Temple, Teresa Abáigar, Mariano Cuadrado, Maria Delclaux, Conrad Enseñat, Vanessa Almagro, Eva Martínez-Nevado, Miguel Ángel Quevedo, Annaïs Carbajal, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Maria Sabés-Alsina, Marta Amat, Manel Lopez-Bejar, Hugo Fernández-Bellon, Xavier Manteca

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, captivity, glucocorticoid, social behavior, zoo

2016

Beyond aggression: Androgen-receptor blockade modulates social interaction in wild meerkats

Authors: Javier delBarco-Trillo, Lydia K. Greene, Ines Braga Goncalves, Miriam Fenkes, Jillian H. Wisse, Julian A. Drewe, Marta B. Manser, Tim Clutton-Brock, Christine M. Drea

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, antiandrogen, behavioral neuroendocrinology, communication, cooperative breeder, field experiment, flutamide, prosocial behavior, subordinate male, testosterone

2016

Canine aggression toward family members in Spain: Clinical presentations and related factors

Authors: S. Le Brech, M. Amat, T. Camps, D. Temple, X. Manteca

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

Keywords: aggression, behavior problems, behavioral and environmental factors, behavioral sciences, breed, dog, domestic dogs, english cocker-spaniels, family members, human-directed aggression, management, prevalence, puppies, risk-factors, training methods, veterinary sciences

2016

Corticosterone levels and behavioral changes induced by simultaneous exposure to chronic social stress and enriched environments in NMRI male mice

Authors: Patricia Mesa-Gresa, Marta Ramos-Campos, Rosa Redolat

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, corticosterone, environmental enrichment, learning, mice, social stress

2016

A desired profile of horse personality – A survey study of Polish equestrians based on a new approach to equine temperament and character

Authors: Mira Suwała, Aleksandra Górecka-Bruzda, Marta Walczak, John Ensminger, Tadeusz Jezierski

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: character, dimensions, horse, personality, survey, temperament

2016

Grooming, social rank and ‘optimism’ in tufted capuchin monkeys: a study of judgement bias

Authors: Gabriele Schino, Roberta Massimei, Marta Pinzaglia, Elsa Addessi

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: *cognitive bias, dominance rank, emotions, grooming, optimism, reciprocity, sapajus

2016

Melatonin is a redundant entraining signal in the rat circadian system

Authors: Pavel Houdek, Marta Nováková, Lenka Polidarová, Martin Sládek, Alena Sumová

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: clock gene, duodenum, liver, melatonin, pinealectomy, suprachiasmatic nucleus

2016

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