Discrimination of Acoustic Stimuli and Maintenance of Graded Alarm Call Structure in Captive Meerkats

Authors: Sebastian Schneider, Sarah Goettlich, Charlette Diercks, Paul Wilhelm Dierkes

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: acoustic features, alarm calls, animal welfare, bioacoustics, fuzzy clustering, graded structure, LASSO algorithm, meerkats, natural behavior, playback experiment, suricates, vocalization, zoo

2021

The Effect of Altering Routine Husbandry Factors on Sleep Duration and Memory Consolidation in the Horse

Authors: Greening Linda, Downing Josh, Amiouny Daniela, Lekang Line, McBride Sebastian

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bedding, behaviour, equine, light, nocturnal, sleep

2021

Localize Animal Sound Events Reliably (LASER): A New Software for Sound Localization in Zoos

Authors: Sebastian Schneider, Paul Wilhelm Dierkes

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: acoustic multilateration, animal detection, animal sounds, animal welfare, behavioral research, bioacoustics, non-invasive, sound localization, TDOA, vocalization

2021

The influence of demographic variation on social network stability in wild vervet monkeys

Authors: Christèle Borgeaud, Sebastian Sosa, Cédric Sueur, Redouan Bshary

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: centrality, dynamics of relationships, group composition variation, social network, vervet monkeys

2017

Neural modulators of temperament: A multivariate approach to personality trait identification in the horse

Authors: Kirsty Roberts, Andrew J. Hemmings, Meriel Moore-Colyer, Matthew O. Parker, Sebastian D. McBride

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, behavior, docility, dopamine, equine, temperament

2016

Restricted vs. unrestricted wheel running in mice: Effects on brain, behavior and endocannabinoids

Authors: Sarah V. Biedermann, Matthias K. Auer, Laura Bindila, Gabriele Ende, Beat Lutz, Wolfgang Weber-Fahr, Peter Gass, Johannes Fuss

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: anandamide, c57bl/6 mice, endocannabinoids, exercise, hippocampus, mr spectroscopy, mr volumetry, neurogenesis, physical activity, stereotypy

2016

Rewinding the process of mammalian extinction

Authors: Joseph Saragusty, Sebastian Diecke, Micha Drukker, Barbara Durrant, Inbar Friedrich Ben-Nun, Cesare Galli, Frank Göritz, Katsuhiko Hayashi, Robert Hermes, Susanne Holtze, Stacey Johnson, Giovanna Lazzari, Pasqualino Loi, Jeanne F. Loring, Keisuke Okita, Marilyn B. Renfree, Steven Seet, Thomas Voracek, Jan Stejskal, Oliver A. Ryder, Thomas B. Hildebrandt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: assisted reproductive technologies (art), biodiversity, conservation, endangered species, gametes, induced pluripotent stem cells (ipscs), public awareness, rhinoceros

2016

Comparison of the behaviour of piglets raised in an artificial rearing system or reared by the sow

Authors: Magdalena Rzezniczek, Lorenz Gygax, Beat Wechsler, Roland Weber

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: artificial piglet rearing system, belly nosing, early weaning, play-fighting, resting behaviour

2015

Degree of synchrony based on individual observations underlines the importance of concurrent access to enrichment materials in finishing pigs

Authors: Bettina Zwicker, Roland Weber, Beat Wechsler, Lorenz Gygax

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: enrichment object, exploratory behaviour, feeding regime, synchronous

2015

The effects of a high-starch or high-fibre diet on equine reactivity and handling behaviour

Authors: Louise Bulmer, Sebastian McBride, Katie Williams, Jo-Anne Murray

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, horse, nutrition, reactivity, starch

2015

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