Food-related substrate preference in juveniles seastar Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis (Müller & Troschel,1842) in captivity

Authors: Bruna L. Maganhe, Laura S. Andrade, Laura de O. Camilo, Hugo G. Neto, Eduardo G. Sanches

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquaculture, bio media, captive breeding, marine aquarium, marine invertebrate

2023

Evaluation of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Levels in Response to a Change in Social and Handling Conditions in African Lions (Panthera leo bleyenberghi)

Authors: Paula Serres-Corral, Hugo Fernández-Bellon, Pilar Padilla-Solé, Annaïs Carbajal, Manel López-Béjar

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: cortisol, felids, management, non-invasive, welfare

2021

Multivariate Analyses of the Activity Pattern and Behavior of the Lesser Anteater on Open and Closed Days at Córdoba Zoo, Argentina

Authors: Florencia Chiapero, Héctor Ricardo Ferrari, María Valentina Prieto, María Constanza García Capocasa, Juan Manuel Busso

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: enclosure use, human-animal interaction, Tamandua tetradactyla, time-activity budget, visitor effect

2020

Personality traits modulate stress responses after enclosure change of captive capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus)

Authors: Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira, Elanne De Paiva Fonseca, Ana Cecilia Correia Santos Das Chagas, Luiz Guilherme Mesquita Pinheiro, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de Sousa, Hélderes Peregrino Alves Da Silva, Nicole Leite Galvão-Coelho, Renata Gonçalves Ferreira

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal personality, animal welfare, captivity, enclosure change, individual differences, primates

2020

Using Farm Animal Welfare Protocols as a Base to Assess the Welfare of Wild Animals in Captivity-Case Study: Dorcas Gazelles (Gazella dorcas)

Authors: Marina Salas, Xavier Manteca, Teresa Abaigar, Maria Delclaux, Conrad Ensenat, Eva Martinez-Nevado, Miguel Angel Quevedo, Hugo Fernandez-Bellon

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behaviour, captivity, dorcas gazelle, enclosure, protocol, welfare, zoo

2018

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

Physiological responses and blood gas exchange following long-distance transport of piglets weaned at different ages over unpaved or paved roads

Authors: R. Martínez-Rodríguez, P. Roldan-Santiago, H. Orozco-Gregorio, M. Trujillo-Ortega, P. Mora-Medina, M. González-Lozano, M. Sánchez-Hernández, H. Bonilla-Jaime, R. García-Herrera, E. Hernández-Trujillo, D. Mota-Rojas

Publication/Journal: Livestock Science

Keywords: long-distance, physiological-responses, road, transport, weaned piglets, welfare

2015

Extinction of food-reinforced instrumental behavior in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

Authors: Jonathan Buriticá, Leonardo A. Ortega, Mauricio R. Papini, Germán Gutiérrez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: food reinforcement, japanese quail, magnitude of reinforcement extinction effect, overtraining extinction effect, partial reinforcement extinction effect, reward downshift, spaced-trial training

2013

Maternal care interacts with prenatal stress in altering sexual dimorphism in male rats

Authors: C. Pérez-Laso, E. Ortega, J. L. R. Martín, M. A. Pérez-Izquierdo, F. Gómez, S. Segovia, M. C. R. Del Cerro

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: accessory olfactory bulb, brain development, corticosterone, estradiol, male rats, maternal behavior, medial preoptic area, prenatal environmental stress, progesterone, testosterone

2013

Repeated innovation in great apes

Authors: Héctor Marín Manrique, Christoph J. Völter, Josep Call

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: cognitive flexibility, great ape, inhibitory control, innovation, primates, prior knowledge, problem solving, puzzle box

2013

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