Kea (Nestor Notabilis) and the Ephemeral Reward Task: Success and Hurdles Explored [0.03%]
kea(凤头鹦鹉）与短暂奖赏任务：成功和困难探索
Peter Seban,Ludwig Huber,Raoul Schwing
Peter Seban
The ephemeral reward task (ERT), employed in animal cognition research, appears deceptively straightforward but seems to be counterintuitive for many lab animals. Our study explored the performance of kea (Nestor notabilis) on this task, in...
Evaluating indicators of intentionality, flexibility, and goal-association in domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) facial signals [0.03%]
评估家猫（Felis silvestris catus）面部信号中意图、灵活性和目标关联指示器的效果
Samantha Dickey,Jayden Garrett,Lauren Scott et al.
Samantha Dickey et al.
Although domesticated cats are often perceived as solitary creatures, they display considerable socio-ecological variability in comparison to their wildcat relatives. This diversity has led cats to develop a variety of facial signals to nav...
Social dynamics and behavior of zoo-housed red-footed tortoises at different housing densities [0.03%]
不同饲养密度下动物园红脚陆龟的社会动态和行为研究
Shannon L O&#x;Brien,Addie Diaz,Katherine A Cronin
Shannon L O&#x;Brien
Within zoos, it is common for animals that are considered solitary to be housed with conspecifics. This may be due to a variety of factors such as spatial constraints within zoos, difficulties associated with transferring animals, breeding ...
Anxiety in Brazilian Dogs: Typical Behaviors, Anxiety-Inducing Situations, and Sociodemographic Factors [0.03%]
巴西犬的焦虑：典型行为、引发焦虑的情境及社会人口学因素
Maria Cecília de Souza,Gabriel Quaresma Bastos,Crystian Moraes Silva Gomes et al.
Maria Cecília de Souza et al.
Canine anxiety is related to genetic and environmental factors and can significantly impact the wellbeing of both dogs and their guardians. This survey-based study investigated the characteristics of dogs, their environments and routines, a...
Effect of Timeout Punishment of an Alternative Response on the Target Response Resurgence [0.03%]
替代反应惩罚对目标反应复苏的影响
Ana Paula Vanderley-Cardoso,Paulo Sérgio Dillon Soares-Filho,Diana Milena Cortés-Patiño
Ana Paula Vanderley-Cardoso
Resurgence of a target response is typically induced by worsening the alternative reinforcement conditions by extinction procedures and only a few studies have examined the effects of alternative devaluation procedures, such as timeout. Thi...
Isaac Muñoz-Santos,José Roberto Sosa-López,Alejandro Ariel Ríos-Chelén
Isaac Muñoz-Santos
Most research on the effects of anthropogenic noise on animal acoustic communication has dealt with masking noise (which frequencies overlap with those of animal vocalizations) and changes in noise-induced vocalizations have been explained ...
Resurgence of Target Behavior After Negative Punishment of Alternative Behavior [0.03%]
惩罚替代行为后的目标行为复兴现象分析
Angel M Villalobos,Diego A Ávila-Rozo,Carolyn M Ritchey et al.
Angel M Villalobos et al.
Resurgence is the recurrence of a previously extinguished target response under the worsening of alternative conditions. Worsening conditions include extinction, reduction in rate and magnitude of reinforcement, delayed reinforcement, and p...
Increased vigilance to neighbor duets broadcast from unexpected territorial boundaries in rufous horneros [0.03%]
对来自意想不到领地边界求偶二重唱的警惕性提高——以红灶鸟为例
Paulo S Amorim,Pedro Diniz
Paulo S Amorim
Many territorial animals can distinguish neighbors from strangers when these categories represent different threat levels. This ability may stem from class-based recognition, where individuals are categorized as neighbors based on habituati...
Noise-induced vocal shifts in the Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) vocal distribution in two different habitats [0.03%]
噪声引起的虹雉(Lophophorus impejanus)两种不同生境中的鸣叫分布变化
Rajeev Lochan,Dinesh Kumar Sharma,Anand Kumar
Rajeev Lochan
Anthropogenic noise, an unexpected consequence of human activities, is disrupting the natural habitat of the Himalayan Monal and affecting its vocal communication. This study examines the impact of noise on the vocal frequency characteristi...
Conspecific presence affects foraging decisions of insular and mainland Aegean wall lizards (Podarcis erhardii) [0.03%]
同种存在影响爱琴山溪石龙子（Podarciserhardii）岛屿和大陆种群的觅食决策
Ioanna Gavriilidi,Cristina Aanei,Clara Vinyeta-Cortada et al.
Ioanna Gavriilidi et al.
Conspecifics often constitute a valuable source of information. For instance, animals are often attracted to a foraging site by the presence of conspecifics, a phenomenon known as 'local enhancement'. Theory predicts that animals should eng...