Social bonds with males lower the costs of competition for wild female Assamese macaques
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: agonistic support, competition, feeding tolerance, female benefits, male–female relationships, social bonds
2017
Using behavioral observations and genetic markers to characterize the flexible reproductive system in an ex situ population of carmine bee-eaters (Merops n. nubicus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: behaviour, colony, parentage, population, relatedness, reproduction
2017
Captive-breeding of captive and wild-reared Gunnison sage-grouse
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive flock, centrocercus minimus, conservation-reliant, founder flock
2016
Central oxytocin receptors mediate mating-induced partner preferences and enhance correlated activation across forebrain nuclei in male prairie voles
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: functional connectivity, immediate-early gene, monogamy, pair-bonding, social attachment, social decision-making network
2016
Complex cooperative breeders: Using infant care costs to explain variability in callitrichine social and reproductive behavior
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: cooperation, ecology, mating systems, phenotypic plasticity, sexual selection
2016
Dominance relationships among siamang males living in multimale groups
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: flexible social system, intrasexual competition, mating success, monogamy, polyandry, reproductive skew
2016
Genetic evaluation of ex situ conservation breeding projects of Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichii) and Western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) in India
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive management, cheer pheasant, microsatellite analysis, studbook records, western tragopan
2016
Hormonal profiles of captive Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: estrogen, fertility, progesterone, rainfall, reproduction, temperature, testosterone
2016
Inter-annual patterns of aggression and pair bonding in captive American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive animals, personality, social networks, ucinet, zoo management
2016
Mate call as reward: Acoustic communication signals can acquire positive reinforcing values during adulthood in female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: *animal mate selection, *animal mating behavior, *animal vocalizations, *bird song, *female animals, birds, operant conditioning, reinforcement
2016