Beyond aggression: Androgen-receptor blockade modulates social interaction in wild meerkats
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: aggression, antiandrogen, behavioral neuroendocrinology, communication, cooperative breeder, field experiment, flutamide, prosocial behavior, subordinate male, testosterone
2016
Validation of a fecal glucocorticoid assay to assess adrenocortical activity in meerkats using physiological and biological stimuli
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: adrenalcortical activity, assay, fecal glucocorticoid, meerkats
2016
Mean fecal glucocorticoid metabolites are associated with vigilance, whereas immediate cortisol levels better reflect acute anti-predator responses in meerkats
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: adrenal activity, alarm calls, anti-predator behavior, communication, cortisol, fecal glucocorticoids, meerkats, suricata suricatta, vigilance
2014
Semantic communication in vervet monkeys and other animals
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: animal communication, human language, linguistics, representation, semantics
2013
Perspectives – Minimizing Observer Bias in Behavioral Studies: A Review and Recommendations
Publication/Journal: Ethology
Keywords: behavioral studies, behavioural studies, observer bias, perspectives
2012
Friends with benefits: On the positive consequences of pet ownership
Publication/Journal: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Keywords: pets, relationships, social support, the self, well-being
2011
Scent marking in wild banded mongooses: 1. Sex-specific scents and overmarking
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: banded mongoose, communication, competition, mungos mungo, olfaction, overmark, scent mark, sex difference, sexual selection
2011
Factors associated with in-transit losses of fattening pigs
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, epidemiology, in-transit loss, mortality, pig, transport
2009
The effect of a new vertical structure in mitigating aggressive behaviour in a large group of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: aggression, animal welfare, chimpanzee, environmental enrichment, injuries, three-dimensional structures
2008
Exploring heifers’ perception of ‘positive’ treatment through their motivation to pursue a retreated human
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, anthrozoology, heifers, human-animal relationship, positivetreatment, re-approach test
2008