Estimating the cardiac signals of chimpanzees using a digital camera: validation and application of a novel non-invasive method for primate research

Authors: Danyi Wang, Johanna Eckert, Sam Teague, Ali Al-Naji, Daniel Haun, Javaan Chahl

Publication/Journal: Behavior Research Methods

Keywords:

2023

Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity

Authors: Morgane Tidière, Fernando Colchero, Johanna Staerk, Michael J. Adkesson, Ditte H. Andersen, Lucie Bland, Martin Böye, Sabrina Brando, Isabella Clegg, Sarah Cubaynes, Amy Cutting, Danny De Man, Andrew E. Derocher, Candice Dorsey, William Elgar, Eric Gaglione, Kirstin Anderson Hansen, Allison Jungheim, José Kok, Gail Laule, Agustín Lopez Goya, Lance Miller, Tania Monreal-Pawlowsky, Katelyn Mucha, Megan A. Owen, Stephen D. Petersen, Nicholas Pilfold, Douglas Richardson, Evan S. Richardson, Devon Sabo, Nobutaka Sato, Wynona Shellabarger, Cecilie R. Skovlund, Kanako Tomisawa, Sandra E. Trautwein, William Van Bonn, Cornelis Van Elk, Lorenzo Von Fersen, Magnus Wahlberg, Peijun Zhang, Xianfeng Zhang, Dalia A. Conde

Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Keywords: adult mortality, first-year mortality, life expectancy, lifespan equality, population welfare

2023

Automated Video-Based Analysis Framework for Behavior Monitoring of Individual Animals in Zoos Using Deep Learning—A Study on Polar Bears

Authors: Matthias Zuerl, Philip Stoll, Ingrid Brehm, René Raab, Dario Zanca, Samira Kabri, Johanna Happold, Heiko Nille, Katharina Prechtel, Sophie Wuensch

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, animal monitoring, animal welfare, behavior observation, deep learning, object detection, ursus maritimus

2022

Effects of environmental enrichment on decision-making behavior in pigs

Authors: F. Josef van der Staay, Johanna A. van Zutphen, Mirjam M. de Ridder, Rebecca E. Nordquist

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, barren environment, decision-making, enriched environment, hair cortisol, salivary cortisol, stress

2017

Emotions in dogs being petted by a familiar or unfamiliar person: Validating behavioural indicators of emotional states using heart rate variability

Authors: Franziska Kuhne, Johanna C. Hößler, Rainer Struwe

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: conflict-related behaviour, heart rate variability, human–dog interaction, tactile communication

2014

Nutrition and health in amphibian husbandry

Authors: Gina M. Ferrie, Vance C. Alford, Jim Atkinson, Eric Baitchman, Diane Barber, William S. Blaner, Graham Crawshaw, Andy Daneault, Ellen Dierenfeld, Mark Finke, Greg Fleming, Ron Gagliardo, Eric A. Hoffman, William Karasov, Kirk Klasing, Elizabeth Koutsos, Julia Lankton, Shana R. Lavin, Andrew Lentini, Shannon Livingston, Brad Lock, Tom Mason, Alejandra McComb, Cheryl Morris, Allan P. Pessier, Francisco Olea-Popelka, Tom Probst, Carlos Rodriguez, Kristine Schad, Kent Semmen, Jamie Sincage, M. Andrew Stamper, Jason Steinmetz, Kathleen Sullivan, Scott Terrell, Nina Wertan, Catharine J. Wheaton, Brad Wilson, Eduardo V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquarium, disease, ex situ, husbandry, life stage, nutrition, pathology, population, research, vitamin, water, zoo

2014

Influence of gentle touching applied few weeks before slaughter on avoidance distance and slaughter stress in finishing cattle

Authors: Johanna K. Probst, Edna Hillmann, Florian Leiber, Michael Kreuzer, Anet Spengler Neff

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cattle, handling, human-animal relationship, slaughter stress, tactile stimulation

2013

Effects of human–dog familiarity on dogs’ behavioural responses to petting

Authors: Franziska Kuhne, Johanna C. Hößler, Rainer Struwe

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavioural response, dog, human–dog interaction, tactile communication

2012

Tooth wear in captive wild ruminant species differs from that of free-ranging conspecifics

Authors: Thomas M. Kaiser, Juliane Brasch, Johanna C. Castell, Ellen Schulz, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde

Keywords: browser, grazer, nutrition, tooth wear

2009

Ultraviolet Reflection of Berries Attracts Foraging Birds. A Laboratory Study with Redwings (Turdus iliacus) and Bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus)

Authors: Heli Siitari, Johanna Honkavaara, Jussi Viitala

Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Keywords: bilberry, foraging, plant-animal interactions, redwing, ultraviolet

1999

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