Shedding light into the dark: age and light shape nocturnal activity and sleep behaviour of giraffe

Authors: Anna Lena Burger, Johannes Hartig, Paul W Dierkes

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: giraffe, linear mixed models, nocturnal activity budget, rest-activity cycle

2020

Mate choice screening in captive solitary carnivores: The role of male behavior and cues on mate preference and paternity in females of a model species, American mink (Neovison vison)

Authors: Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Thorsten Johannes Skovbjerg Balsby, Razvan Anistoroaei, Mikkel Stelvig, Torben Dabelsteen

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: american mink, breeding success, mate choice, mate preference, olfaction

2017

Personality matters: Consistency of inter-individual variation in shyness-boldness across non-breeding and pre-breeding season despite a fall in general shyness levels in farmed American mink (Neovison vison)

Authors: Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Esther Kjær Needham, Ann-Sophie Wiese, Thorsten Johannes Skovbjerg Balsby, Torben Dabelsteen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: american mink, animal personality, breeding season, intra-individual variation, motivation, shyness-boldness

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

Sward botanical composition and sward quality affect the foraging behaviour of free-range laying hens

Authors: Laura Breitsameter, Matthias Gauly, Johannes Isselstein

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, chicken, enrichment, foraging behaviour, layer, poa supina

2014

Efficacy of foraging enrichments to increase foraging time in Grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus erithacus)

Authors: Yvonne R. A. van Zeeland, Nico J. Schoemaker, Manon M. Ravesteijn, Marjon Mol, Johannes T. Lumeij

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, foraging, foraging enrichment, parrot, psittacine

2013

The effect of frequency and duration of training sessions on acquisition and long-term memory in dogs

Authors: Helle Demant, Jan Ladewig, Thorsten J. S. Balsby, Torben Dabelsteen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: acquisition, dogs, long-term memory, massed training, retention, spaced training

2011

Grooming network cohesion and the role of individuals in a captive chimpanzee group

Authors: Patricia Kanngiesser, Cédric Sueur, Katrin Riedl, Johannes Grossmann, Josep Call

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: betweenness, grooming, primates, resiliency, social network

2011

Perch material and diameter affects particular perching behaviours in laying hens

Authors: Thorsten Pickel, Britta Scholz, Lars Schrader

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, behaviour, laying hens, perch design, perching

2010

Feather damaging behaviour in parrots: A review with consideration of comparative aspects

Authors: Yvonne R. A. van Zeeland, Berry M. Spruit, T. Bas Rodenburg, Bernd Riedstra, Yvonne M. van Hierden, Bart Buitenhuis, S. Mechiel Korte, Johannes T. Lumeij

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal repetitive behaviour, behavioural disorder, feather pecking, feather picking, feather plucking, grooming, hair pulling, poultry, psittacines, trichotillomania

2009

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