Aggressive encounters lead to negative affective state in fish

Authors: Leia Rogers, Ellie Sales, Shokoofeh Shamsi, R Keller Kopf, Rafael Freire

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: affective state, aggression, fish welfare

2020

The effectiveness of conditioned aversion in wolves: Insights from experimental tests

Authors: Jorge Tobajas, María Josefa Ruiz-Aguilera, José Vicente López-Bao, Pablo Ferreras, Rafael Mateo

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: conditioned taste aversion, human–wildlife conflict, large carnivore conservation, livestock predation, non-lethal predation control, wildlife management

2020

The impact of housing environment color on zebrafish anxiety-like behavioral and physiological (cortisol) responses

Authors: Murilo S de Abreu, Ana CVV Giacomini, Rafael Genario, Bruna E dos Santos, Leticia Marcon, Konstantin A Demin, Allan V Kalueff

Publication/Journal: General Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: anxiety, behavior, color, cortisol, zebrafish

2020

Behavioral, demographic, and management influences on equine responses to negative reinforcement

Authors: Kate Fenner, Rafael Freire, Andrew McLean, Paul McGreevy

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: horse management, learning, negative reinforcement, temperament, training

2019

Investigation of techniques to measure cortisol and testosterone concentrations in coyote hair

Authors: Christopher J. Schell, Julie K. Young, Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf, Jill M. Mateo, Rachel M. Santymire

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: canis latrans, cortisol, hair, mammals, testosterone

2017

Effect of captivity and management on behaviour of the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Authors: Sarah Talbot, Rafael Freire, Skye Wassens

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, domestic ferrets, enrichment, housing, stereotypies

2014

Performance of sheep in a spatial maze is impeded by negative stimuli

Authors: Rebecca E. Doyle, Rafael Freire, Ann Cowling, Stephanie A. Knott, Caroline Lee

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: affective state, attention, cognition, sheep, spatial maze, welfare

2014

Analysing small-scale aggregation in animal visits in space and time: the ST-BBD method

Authors: Tyler R. Bonnell, Pierre Dutilleul, Colin A. Chapman, Rafael Reyna-Hurtado, Raul Uriel Hernández-Sarabia, Raja Sengupta

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: agent-based model, animal movement, beta-binomial distribution, folivore, frugivore, habitat use, monkey, small-scale aggregation, spatiotemporal point pattern analysis

2013

Behavioral responses of Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) (Foster) to saltwater versus freshwater

Authors: Laura Reisfeld, Kaue Moraes, Lygia Spaulussi, Ricardo Cesar Cardoso, Laura Ippolito, Rafael Gutierrez, Bruna Silvatti, Cristiane Schilbach Pizzutto

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive, foraging, magellanic penguin, saltwater, spheniscus magellanicus, welfare

2013