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The relevance of variations in group size and phenotypic appearance on the behaviour and movement patterns of young domestic fowl

Authors: Guiomar Liste, Irene Campderrich, Ignacia Beltrán de Heredia, Inma Estevez

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, group-size, laying hen, movement, phenotypic appearance

Year: 2015

Consistency of shelter dogs’ behavior toward a fake versus real stimulus dog during a behavior evaluation

Authors: Anastasia Shabelansky, Seana Dowling-Guyer, Hilary Quist, Sheila Segurson D’Arpino, Emily McCobb

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior evaluation, dog to dog aggression, fake dog, shelter dogs, temperament test

Year: 2015

GPS technology as a proxy tool for determining relationships in social animals: An example with African elephants

Authors: Charlotte E. Hacker, Kristina M. Horback, Lance J. Miller

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: african elephants, loxodonta africana, social behavior, technology, zoo

Year: 2015

Testing three measures of mouse insensibility following induction with isoflurane or carbon dioxide gas for a more humane euthanasia

Authors: Carly M. Moody, I. Joanna Makowska, Daniel M. Weary

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: mice, pedal withdrawal reflex, recumbency, righting reflex

Year: 2015

Space Use as an Indicator of Enclosure Appropriateness in African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus)

Authors: Sally C. Hunter, Markus Gusset, Lance J. Miller, Michael J. Somers

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: african wild dog, enclosure design, space use

Year: 2014

Influence of testosterone on the docility of German Simmental and Charolais heifers during behavior tests

Authors: Katrin Geburt, Marion Piechotta, Uta König von Borstel, Matthias Gauly

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggression, beef cattle, behavior tests, biomarker, docility, temperament, testosterone

Year: 2015

Are we ignoring neutral and negative human–animal relationships in zoos?

Authors: Geoff Hosey, Vicky Melfi

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal attacks, animal welfare, keepers, zoo visitors

Year: 2015

Behavior and body mass changes of a mother and calf Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) during the suckling period

Authors: Ronald A. Kastelein, Ivanka van den Belt, Nancy Jennings, Richard de Kruijf

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, composition, growth, milk, pinniped, reproduction

Year: 2015

Assessment of the reproductive status of female veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus) using hormonal, behavioural and physical traits

Authors: Robyn H. Pimm, Christopher Dutton, Stacey O'Handley, Gabriela F. Mastromonaco

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: chamaeleo calyptratus, fecal hormones, follicular stasis, reproductive cycle, ultrasonography, veiled chameleon

Year: 2015

Evaluating the role of temperature in the reproduction of the yellow stingray (Urobatis jamaicensis)

Authors: Tess C. Lesniak, Aaron E. Schirmer, Charles R. Knapp

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, gestation, mating, poikilotherm

Year: 2015