Maternal stress and plural breeding with communal care affect development of the endocrine stress response in a wild rodent
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: communal care, cortisol, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, maternal effects, maternal stress, negative feedback, octodon degus, post-natal stress
2015
Physiological, physical and behavioural changes in dogs (Canis familiaris) when kennelled: Testing the validity of stress parameters
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: acute stress, animal welfare, cortisol, domestic dog, surface temperature, vanillylmandelic acid
2014
Reproductive correlates of social network variation in plurally breeding degus (Octodon degus)
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: association strength, degu, fitness, group structure, octodon degus, social conflict, social heterogeneity, social network
2013
Defensive stinging by Parabuthus transvaalicus scorpions: risk assessment and venom metering
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: arachnidae, defensive behaviour, parabuthus transvaalicus, risk-assessment, scorpion, stinging, threat sensitivity toxin, venom biochemistry, venom metering
2011
The effects of rearing method on social behaviors of mentored, captive-reared juvenile California condors
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: avian, conservation, endangered, gymnogyps californianus, parent rearing, puppet-rearing
2008
The effect of contraceptive implants on the behavior of female Rodrigues fruit bats, Pteropus rodricensis
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: alopecia, captive management, contraception, melengestrol acetate, reproduction
1996