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| Author | Fisher, J.; Hinde, R. A. | ||||
| Title | The opening of milk bottles by birds | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 1994 | Publication | British Birds | Abbreviated Journal | British Birds |
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6525 | ||
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| Author | Siniscalchi, M.; Padalino, B.; Aubé, L.; Quaranta, A. | ||||
| Title | Right-nostril use during sniffing at arousing stimuli produces higher cardiac activity in jumper horses | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2015 | Publication | Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition | Abbreviated Journal | Laterality |
| Volume | 20 | Issue |
4 | Pages | 483-500 |
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| Abstract | Lateralization in horses, Equus caballus, has been reported at both motor and sensory levels. Here we investigated left- and right-nostril use in 12 jumper horses freely sniffing different emotive stimuli. Results revealed that during sniffing at adrenaline and oestrus mare urine stimuli, horses showed a clear right-nostril bias while just a tendency in the use of the right nostril was observed during sniffing of other odours (food, cotton swab and repellent). Sniffing at adrenaline and urine odours was also accompanied by increasing cardiac activity and behavioural reactivity strengthening the role of the right hemisphere in the analysis of intense emotion and sexual behaviour. | ||||
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| Publisher | Routledge | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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| ISSN | 1357-650x | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | doi: 10.1080/1357650X.2015.1005629 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6208 | ||
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| Author | Pirault, P.; Danvy, S.; Verrier, E.; Leroy, G. | ||||
| Title | Genetic Structure and Gene Flows within Horses: A Genealogical Study at the French Population Scale | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2013 | Publication | Plos One | Abbreviated Journal | Plos One |
| Volume | 8 | Issue |
4 | Pages | e61544 |
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| Abstract | Since horse breeds constitute populations submitted to variable and multiple outcrossing events, we analyzed the genetic structure and gene flows considering horses raised in France. We used genealogical data, with a reference population of 547,620 horses born in France between 2002 and 2011, grouped according to 55 breed origins. On average, individuals had 6.3 equivalent generations known. Considering different population levels, fixation index decreased from an overall species FIT of 1.37%, to an average of -0.07% when considering the 55 origins, showing that most horse breeds constitute populations without genetic structure. We illustrate the complexity of gene flows existing among horse breeds, a few populations being closed to foreign influence, most, however, being submitted to various levels of introgression. In particular, Thoroughbred and Arab breeds are largely used as introgression sources, since those two populations explain together 26% of founder origins within the overall horse population. When compared with molecular data, breeds with a small level of coancestry also showed low genetic distance; the gene pool of the breeds was probably impacted by their reproducer exchanges. | ||||
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| Publisher | Public Library of Science | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6215 | ||
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| Author | Krange, O.; Skogen, K. | ||||
| Title | When the lads go hunting: The 'Hammertown mechanism' and the conflict over wolves in Norway | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2011 | Publication | Ethnography | Abbreviated Journal | Ethnography |
| Volume | 12 | Issue |
4 | Pages | 466-489 |
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| Abstract | Rural communities are changing. Depopulation and unemployment is accompanied by the advance of new perspectives on nature, where protection trumps resource extraction. These developments are perceived as threatening by rural working-class people with close ties to traditional land use ? a situation they often meet with cultural resistance. Cultural resistance is not necessarily launched against institutionalized power, nor does it necessarily imply a desire for fundamental social change. It should rather be seen as a struggle for autonomy. However, autonomy does not entail influence outside the cultural realm. Struggles to uphold traditional rural lifestyles ? for example by denouncing the current nature conservation regime ? could be understood in much the same conceptual framework as Willis employed in ?Learning to labour?. Based on an ethnographic study of the conflicts over wolf protection, we demonstrate that ?the Hammertown mechanism? is of a more general nature than often implied in the discussion of Willis? work. | ||||
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| Publisher | SAGE Publications | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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| ISSN | 1466-1381 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | doi: 10.1177/1466138110397227 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6425 | ||
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| Author | Dalla Costa, E.; Dai, F.; Lebelt, D.; Scholz, P.; Barbieri, S.; Canali, E.; Zanella, A.J.; Minero, M. | ||||
| Title | Welfare assessment of horses: the AWIN approach | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2016 | Publication | Animal Welfare | Abbreviated Journal | Anim. Welf. |
| Volume | 25 | Issue |
4 | Pages | 481-488 |
| Keywords | Animal-Based; Measure; Indicator; Animal Welfare; Horse; On-Farm | ||||
| Abstract | The EU-funded Animal Welfare Indicators (AWIN) research project (2011-2015) aimed to improve animal welfare through the development of practical on-farm animal welfare assessment protocols. The present study describes the application of the AWIN approach to the development of a welfare assessment protocol for horses (Equus caballus). Its development required the following steps: (i) selection of potential welfare indicators; (ii) bridging gaps in knowledge; (iii) consulting stakeholders; and (iv) testing a prototype protocol on-farm. Compared to existing welfare assessment protocols for other species, the AWIN welfare assessment protocol for horses introduces a number of innovative aspects, such as implementation of a two-level strategy focused on improving on-farm feasibility and the use of electronic tools to achieve standardised data collection and so promote rapid outcomes. Further refinement to the AWIN welfare assessment protocol for horses is needed in order to firstly gather data from a larger reference population and, secondly, enhance the welfare assessment protocol with reference to different horse housing and husbandry conditions. | ||||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6406 | ||
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| Author | Lim, M.M.; Young, L.J. | ||||
| Title | Neuropeptidergic regulation of affiliative behavior and social bonding in animals | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2006 | Publication | Hormones and Behavior | Abbreviated Journal | Hormon. Behav. |
| Volume | 50 | Issue |
4 | Pages | 506-517 |
| Keywords | Vasopressin receptor; Oxytocin receptor; Social recognition; Social behavior; Pair bond; Autism; Neuropeptides | ||||
| Abstract | Social relationships are essential for maintaining human mental health, yet little is known about the brain mechanisms involved in the development and maintenance of social bonds. Animal models are powerful tools for investigating the neurobiological mechanisms regulating the cognitive processes leading to the development of social relationships and for potentially extending our understanding of the human condition. In this review, we discuss the roles of the neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin in the regulation of social bonding as well as related social behaviors which culminate in the formation of social relationships in animal models. The formation of social bonds is a hierarchical process involving social motivation and approach, the processing of social stimuli and formation of social memories, and the social attachment itself. Oxytocin and vasopressin have been implicated in each of these processes. Specifically, these peptides facilitate social affiliation and parental nurturing behavior, are essential for social recognition in rodents, and are involved in the formation of selective mother-infant bonds in sheep and pair bonds in monogamous voles. The convergence of evidence from these animal studies makes oxytocin and vasopressin attractive candidates for the neural modulation of human social relationships as well as potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of psychiatric disorders associated with disruptions in social behavior, including autism. | ||||
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| ISSN | 0018-506x | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6416 | ||
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| Author | McGreevy, P.D.; Harman, A.; McLean, A.; Hawson, L. | ||||
| Title | Over-flexing the horse's neck: A modern equestrian obsession? | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2010 | Publication | Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research | Abbreviated Journal | Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research |
| Volume | 5 | Issue |
4 | Pages | 180-186 |
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| Abstract | We used an opportunistic review of photographs of different adult and juvenile horses walking, trotting, and cantering (n = 828) to compare the angle of the nasal plane relative to vertical in feral and domestic horses at liberty (n = 450) with ridden horses advertised in a popular Australian horse magazine (n = 378). We assumed that horses in advertisements were shown at, what was perceived by the vendors to be, their best. Of the ridden horses, 68% had their nasal plane behind the vertical. The mean angle of the unridden horses at walk, trot, and canter (30.7 ± 11.5; 27.3 ± 12.0; 25.5 ± 11.0) was significantly greater than those of the ridden horses (1.4 ± 14.1; ?5.1 ± ?11.1; 3.1 ± 15.4, P < 0.001). Surprisingly, unridden domestic horses showed greater angles than feral horses or domestic horses at liberty. We compared adult and juvenile horses in all 3 gaits and found no significant difference. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that the longitudinal neck flexion of the degree desirable by popular opinion in ridden horses is not a common feature of unridden horses moving naturally. Moreover, they suggest that advertised horses in our series are generally being ridden at odds with their natural carriage and contrary to the international rules of dressage (as published by the International Equestrian Federation). These findings are discussed against the backdrop of the established doctrine, which states that carrying a rider necessitates changes in longitudinal flexion, and in the context of the current debate around hyperflexion. | ||||
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| Publisher | Elsevier | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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| ISSN | 1558-7878 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | doi: 10.1016/j.jveb.2010.03.004 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6501 | ||
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| Author | Kruska, D.C.T. | ||||
| Title | Comparative quantitative investigations on brains of wild cavies (Cavia aperea) and guinea pigs (Cavia aperea f. porcellus). A contribution to size changes of CNS structures due to domestication | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2014 | Publication | Mammalian Biology – Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde | Abbreviated Journal | Mamm Biol |
| Volume | 79 | Issue |
4 | Pages | 230-239 |
| Keywords | Domestication; Allometry; Brain structure volumes; Brain-behavior correlation | ||||
| Abstract | Intraspecific allometric calculations of the brain to body size relation revealed distinct differences between 127 (67; 60) ancestral wild cavies and 82 (37; 45) guinea pigs, their domesticated relatives. The dependency of both measures from one another remained the same in both animal groups but the brains of guinea pigs were by 14.22% smaller at any net body weight. Consistent with results in other species the domestication of Cavia aperea is also characterized by a decrease of brain size. Fresh tissue sizes of the five brain parts medulla oblongata, cerebellum, mesencephalon, diencephalon and telencephalon were determined for 6 cavies and 6 guinea pigs by the serial section method. Additionally the sizes of 16 endbrain structures and those of the optic tract, the lateral geniculate body and the cochlear nucleus were measured. Different decrease values resulted for all these structures concomitant with domestication as was calculated from the amount of total brain size decrease and average relative structure values in the wild as well as the domesticated brain. The size decrease of the entire telencephalon (-13.7%) was within the range of the mean overall reduction as similarly was the case for the total neocortex (-10.7%) whereas the total allocortex (-20.9%) clearly was more strongly affected. The size decrease of the olfactory bulb (-41.9%) was extreme and clearly higher than found for the secondary olfactory structures (around -11%). The primary nuclei of other sensory systems (vision, audition) were decreased to less extent (lateral geniculate: -18.1%; cochlear nucleus: -12.6%). Mass decreases of pure white matter parts were nearly twice as high in contrast to associated grey matter parts (neocortex white versus grey matter; tractus opticus versus lateral geniculate body). The relatively great decrease values found for the limbic structures hippocampus (-26.9%) and schizocortex (-25.9%) are especially notable since they are in good conformity with domestication effects in other mammalian species. The findings of this study are discussed with regard to results of similar investigations on wild and domesticated gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus), the encephalization of the wild form, the special and species-specific mode and duration of domestication and in connection with certain behavioral changes as resulted from comparative investigations in ethology, socio-biology, endocrinology and general physiology. | ||||
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| ISSN | 1616-5047 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | Admin @ knut @ | Serial | 6401 | ||
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| Author | Kwang Ng Aik; Rodrigues Daphne | ||||
| Title | A Big-Five Personality Profile of the Adaptor and Innovator | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2011 | Publication | The Journal of Creative Behavior | Abbreviated Journal | J. Creativ. Behav. |
| Volume | 36 | Issue |
4 | Pages | 254-268 |
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| Abstract | This study explored the relationship between two creative styles (adaptor and innovator) and the Big Five personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience). 164 teachers from 3 secondary and 2 primary schools in Singapore completed a self?report questionnaire, which consisted of the Kirton Adaption?Innovation Inventory and the NEO?Five Factor Inventory. It was found that adaptors were significantly more conscientious than innovators, while innovators were significantly more extraverted and open to experience than adaptors. No significant differences were found between adaptors and innovators in neuroticism and agreeableness. The study also revealed a meaningful pattern of relationships between the Big Five personality traits and the three facet scales of the KAI. Specifically, Sufficiency of Originality was negatively correlated with Openness to Experience and Extraversion; Rule Governance was positively correlated with conscientiousness but negatively correlated with openness to experience; Efficiency was positively correlated with conscientiousness. The overall findings supported the fundamental contention that different creative styles were due to different combinations of personality traits, with adaptors being more conscientious, while innovators being more extraverted and open to experience. These personality?based differences in creative styles between adaptors and innovators had resulted in much social conflict between them. One way of resolving it is to make known the nature and value of different creative styles to these two different types of creators. | ||||
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| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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| Notes | doi: 10.1002/j.2162-6057.2002.tb01068.x | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6384 | ||
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| Author | Zlatanova, D.; Ahmed, A.; Valasseva, A.; Genov, P. | ||||
| Title | Adaptive Diet Strategy of the Wolf (Canis lupus L.) in Europe: a Review | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2014 | Publication | ACTA ZOOLOGICA BULGARICA | Abbreviated Journal | Acta zool. bulg. |
| Volume | 66 | Issue |
4 | Pages | 439-452 |
| Keywords | Wolf, Canis lupus, prey, adaptive strategy | ||||
| Abstract | The diet strategy of the wolf in Europe is reviewed on the basis of 74 basic and 14 additional literature sources. The comparative analysis reveals clear dependence on the latitude (and, therefore, on the changing environmental conditions) correlated with the wild ungulate abundance and diversity. Following a geographic pattern, the wolf is specialised on different species of ungulates: moose and reindeer in Scandinavia, red deer in Central and Eastern Europe and wild boar in Southern Europe. Where this large prey is taken, the roe deer is hunted with almost the same frequency in every region. The wolf diet in Europe shows two ecological adaptations formed by a complex of variables: 1. Wolves living in natural habitats with abundance of wild ungulates feed mainly on wild prey. 2. In highly anthropogenic habitats, with low abundance of wild prey, wolves feed on livestock (where husbandry of domestic animals is available) and take also a lot of plant food, smaller prey (hares and rodents) and garbage food. The frequency of occurrence of wild ungulates in the diet of wolves in North Europe varies from 54.0% in Belarus to 132.7% in Poland, while that of livestock is in the range from 0.4% in Norway to 74.9% in Belarus. In South Europe, the frequency of occurrence of wild prey varies from 0% in Italy and Spain to 136.0% in Italy, while of domestic ungulates ranges between 0% and 100% in Spain. The low density or lack of wild prey triggers the switch of the wolf diet to livestock, plant food (32.2-85% in Italy) or even garbage (up to 41.5% in Italy). |
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6388 | ||
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