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Hand-rearing reduces fear of humans in European starlings, Sturnus vulgaris
| Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Gesa Feenders, Melissa Bateson
Pending changes in European legislation ban the use of wild-caught animals in research. This change is partly justified on the assumption that captive-breeding (or hand-rearing) increases welfare of …
http://habricentral.org/resources/712
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Fear and exploration in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris): A comparison of hand-reared and wild-caught birds
| Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Gesa Feenders, Krystel Klaus, Melissa Bateson
The revision of EU legislation will ban the use of wild-caught animals in scientific procedures. This change is partially predicated on the assumption that captive-rearing produces animals with …
http://habricentral.org/resources/710
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Hand-rearing reduces fear of humans in European starlings, sturnus vulgaris
| Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Gesa Feenders, Melissa Bateson
Pending changes in European legislation ban the use of wild-caught animals in research. This change is partly justified on the assumption that captive-breeding (or hand-rearing) increases welfare of …
http://habricentral.org/resources/595
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Performance on a categorisation task suggests that removal of environmental enrichment induces 'pessimism' in captive European starlings ( Sturnus vulgaris )
Citation | Journal Article
Bateson, M., Matheson, S. M., (2007), "Performance on a categorisation task suggests that removal of environmental enrichment induces 'pessimism' in captive European starlings ( Sturnus vulgaris )", Animal Welfare, 16, Supplement. pg: 33-36
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An empirical investigation of two assumptions of motivation testing in captive starlings ( Sturnus vulgaris ): do animals have an energy budget to 'spend'? and does cost reduce demand? (Special …
Citation | Journal Article
Asher, L., Kirkden, R. D., Bateson, M., (2009), "An empirical investigation of two assumptions of motivation testing in captive starlings ( Sturnus vulgaris ): do animals have an energy budget to 'spend'? and does cost reduce demand? (Special Issue: Animal suffering and welfare.)", Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 118, 3/4. pg: 152-160 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.02.029
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Can we use starlings' aversion to eyespots as the basis for a novel 'cognitive bias' task? (Special Issue: Animal suffering and welfare.)
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Brilot, B. O., Normandale, C. L., Parkin, A., Bateson, M., (2009), "Can we use starlings' aversion to eyespots as the basis for a novel 'cognitive bias' task? (Special Issue: Animal suffering and welfare.)", Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 118, 3/4. pg: 182-190 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.02.015
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The effects of cage volume and cage shape on the condition and behaviour of captive European starlings ( Sturnus vulgaris )
Citation | Journal Article
Asher, L., Davies, G. T. O., Bertenshaw, C. E., Cox, M. A. A., Bateson, M., (2009), "The effects of cage volume and cage shape on the condition and behaviour of captive European starlings ( Sturnus vulgaris )", Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 116, 2/4. pg: 286-294 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.10.008
