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Prevalence and risk factors of feather damaging behavior in companion parrots: A cross-sectional study in Iran
Contributor(s):: Mahdavi, Iman, Abdi-Hachesoo, Bahman, Ansari-Lari, Maryam, Haddad-Marandi, Mohammad Reza
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Increasing foraging times with appetitive and consummatory foraging enrichment in grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus)
Contributor(s):: Beekmans, M. H. C., Vinke, C. M., Maijer, A., de Haan, I., Schoemaker, N. J., Rodenburg, T. B., Kooistra, H. S., van Zeeland, Y. R. A.
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Different LED light colors modify behavior, physiology, and hypothalamic CRF and NPY mRNA expression in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica)
Contributor(s):: Elbaz, Bassant A., Fares, I. M., Ahmed, Ali M., Hegab, Ibrahim M.
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Captive Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) show facial indicators of positive affect when reunited with their caregiver
Contributor(s):: Bertin, A., Mulot, B., Nowak, R., Blache, M. C., Love, S., Arnold, M., Pinateau, A., Arnould, C., Lansade, L.
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Temperament traits and glucocorticoid metabolites in tropical screech owl (Megascops choliba)
Contributor(s):: Barbosa-Moyano, Heriberto, de Oliveira, Claudio Alvarenga
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Does the evolutionarily stable strategy apply to captive Humboldt penguins? Study on S. humboldti lateralized behavior
Contributor(s):: de Tommaso, Chiara, Ferri, Antonio, Domenichelli, Federico, Lucidi, Pia
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Hunting habitat use and selection patterns of barn owl (Tyto alba) in the urban-agricultural setting of a prominent wine grape growing region of California
| Contributor(s):: Xeronimo A. Castaneda
Large scale conversion of uncultivated land to agriculture threatens wildlife and can diminish ecosystem services provided by nature. Understanding how wildlife provision ecosystem services may incentivize wildlife conservation in agricultural landscapes. Attracting barn owls (Tyto...
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Long and winding road: Training progress and trainability variation across a psychoacoustic experiment in penguins
| Contributor(s):: Rößler, Helen, May, Anne, Dähne, Michael, Beaulieu, Michaël
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Feed withdrawal coupled with classical conditioning modifies the behavioral, physiological, and productive traits in Japanese quail (Coturnix Coturnix japonica)
| Contributor(s):: Elbaz, Bassant A., Ahmed, Ali M., Fares, I. M., Hegab, Ibrahim M.
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Managing Urban Crow Populations in Japan
| Contributor(s):: Tsuyoshi Yoda
Crow (Corvus spp.) populations are increasing globally. This is cause for concern because overabundant crow populations can damage agricultural crops, harm native wildlife, and become a nuisance in urban areas. In Japan, the carrion (C. corone) and large-billed crow (C. macrorhynchos) can...
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Comparison of Some Behavioural Responses in Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) Raised in Cages Enriched with Coloured LED Lights
| Contributor(s):: Ergun, Demirel, Taskin, Atilla
This study examined the effects of exposure to coloured LED lights on some behavioural responses, food and water consumption, and live weight in budgerigars kept in captivity using behavioural tests to compare different lighting conditions. Budgerigars’ feeding, comfort, social, fear, and...
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Assessing Preference in a Paired-Stimulus Arrangement with Captive Vultures (Aegypius Monachus)
| Contributor(s):: Slocum, Sarah K., Morris, Kristen L.
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To Turn: California's Proposition 2 and the Ethics of Animal Mobility in Agriculture
| Contributor(s):: Lulka, David
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Red Junglefowl Chicks Seek Contact With Humans During Foraging Task
| Contributor(s):: Diana Rubene, Hanne Løvlie
Contact seeking with humans is documented in some domestic animals, mainly dogs, which have advanced communication skills. Domestication as a companion animal is thought to underlie this ability. However, also domesticated horses and goats display similar human-directed behaviors. This suggests...
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Identification of coronaviruses in farmed wild animals reveals their evolutionary origins in Guangdong, southern China
| Contributor(s):: Wang, X., Ren, Z., Wang, L., Chen, J., Zhang, P., Chen, J. P., Chen, X., Li, L., Lin, X., Qi, N., Luo, S., Xiang, R., Yuan, Z., Zhang, J., Wang, G., Sun, M. H., Huang, Y., Hua, Y., Zou, J., Hou, F., Huang, Z., Du, S., Xiang, H., Sun, M., Liu, Q., Liao, M.
Coronavirus infections cause diseases that range from mild to severe in mammals and birds. In this study, we detected coronavirus infections in 748 farmed wild animals of 23 species in Guangdong, southern China, by RT-PCR and metagenomic analysis. We identified four coronaviruses in these wild...
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Carcass Feeding for Captive Vultures: Testing Assumptions about Zoos and Effects on Birds and Visitors
| Contributor(s):: Hannah Gaengler
Carcass feeding is a potentially controversial feeding method for zoo animals. The common assumption is that many North American zoos refrain from feeding large carcasses to their carnivorous animals because zoo visitors might not approve of this feeding method. However, since there are several...
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Furred and feathered friends: how attached are zookeepers to the animals in their care?
| Contributor(s):: Melfi, V., Skyner, L., Birke, L., Ward, S. J., Shaw, W. S., Hosey, G.
Keeper-animal relationships (KARs) appear to be important in zoos, since they can enhance the well-being of both the animals and the keepers, can make animal husbandry easier, but conversely might risk inappropriate habituation of animals and possible risks to the safety of keepers. It is,...
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Selection for reduced fear of humans changes intra-specific social behavior in red junglefowl - implications for chicken domestication
| Contributor(s):: Gjoen, J., Jensen, P.
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Like Music to our Ears: The Complexity of Bird Vocalizations as a Key Factor of Attractiveness
| Contributor(s):: da Silva, Olga Camila, Melo Santos, André M., Schiel, Nicola, Souto, Antonio
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The Impact of Acute Loud Noise on the Behavior of Laboratory Birds
| Contributor(s):: Tayanne L. Corbani, Jessica E. Martin, Susan D. Healy
Husbandry procedures and facility settings, such as low-frequency fire alarms, can produce noises in a laboratory environment that cause stress to animals used in research. However, most of the data demonstrating harmful effects that have, consequently, led to adaptations to management, have...
