Looking on the bright side of bias—Validation of an affective bias test for laboratory mice
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: *cognitive bias, affective bias test, animal welfare, emotion assessment, environmental enrichment, laboratory mice
2016
The role of an alpha animal in changing environmental conditions
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: alpha male, bachelor group, equus ferus przewalskii, group structure, horse
2014
Early social instability affects plasma testosterone during adolescence but does not alter reproductive capacity or measures of stress later in life
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: prenatal, reproduction, social environment, stress system activity, testosterone, wild cavy
2013
Living in a dangerous world decreases maternal care: A study in serotonin transporter knockout mice
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: 5-htt knockout mice, adaptation, anxiety, behavioral profile, corticosterone, early adversity, maternal care, maternal effects, prenatal stress
2011
Female influences on pair formation, reproduction and male stress responses in a monogamous cavy (Galea monasteriensis)
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: cortisol, female choice, galea monasteriensis, guinea pig, monogamy, muenster yellow-toothed cavy, pair bond, paternity, reunion, separation, social preference
2008
Prenatal stress does not impair coping with challenge later in life
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: adaptation, guinea pig, hpa axis, maternal effects, prenatal social stress, testosterone, unstable social environment
2008
Analyzing corticosterone metabolites in fecal samples of mice: a noninvasive technique to monitor stress hormones
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: acth challenge, adrenocortical activity, behavioral science, circadian rhythm, corticosterone, dexamethasone suppression, feces, mouse, noninvasive monitoring, steroid metabolites
2004
Effects of environmental enrichment on males of a docile inbred strain of mice
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: adrenal tyrosine hydroxylase, adrenocortical system, adrenomedullary system, aggression, animal welfare, cell surface antigens, corticosterone, cytokines, housing condition, immune system, immunoglobulins, play, standardization, stress, variability of experimental results
2004
Effects of different forms of environmental enrichment on behavioral, endocrinological, and immunological parameters in male mice
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: adrenal tyrosine hydroxylase, adrenocortical system, adrenomedullary system, aggression, animal welfare, corticosterone, immune system, immunoglobulins, play, stress
2003