All Outputs (7)

Snapshot of the Atlantic Forest canopy: surveying arboreal mammals in a biodiversity hotspot (2022)
Journal Article
Kaizer, M. C., Alvim, T. H., Novaes, C. L., McDevitt, A. D., & Young, R. J. (2022). Snapshot of the Atlantic Forest canopy: surveying arboreal mammals in a biodiversity hotspot. Oryx, 56(6), 825-836. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0030605321001563

The Atlantic Forest of South America supports a rich terrestrial biodiversity but has been reduced to only a small extent of its original forest cover. It hosts a large number of endemic mammalian species but our knowledge of arboreal mammal ecology... Read More about Snapshot of the Atlantic Forest canopy: surveying arboreal mammals in a biodiversity hotspot.

Callout analysis in relation to wild birds in a tropical city: implications for urban species management (2022)
Journal Article
Hinchcliffe, D., Young, R., & Teixeira, C. (2022). Callout analysis in relation to wild birds in a tropical city: implications for urban species management. Urban Ecosystems, 25(6), 1643-1652. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-022-01256-1

Urbanisation is changing landscapes at an unprecedented rate, which consequently changes species compositions. We investigate problems faced by urban birds in a neotropical city by analysing the responses made to callouts by the environmental police... Read More about Callout analysis in relation to wild birds in a tropical city: implications for urban species management.

To pet or to enrich? Increasing dogs’ welfare in veterinary clinics/shelters: a pilot study (2022)
Journal Article
Lopes, J., Daud, N., Young, R., & de Azevedo, C. (2022). To pet or to enrich? Increasing dogs’ welfare in veterinary clinics/shelters: a pilot study. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 52, 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2022.05.005

Undesirable and problematic behaviors such as an increase in aggressiveness and attempts to escape are frequently provoked when a pet dog is maintained for long periods in stressful environments such as veterinary clinics or shelters. Environmental e... Read More about To pet or to enrich? Increasing dogs’ welfare in veterinary clinics/shelters: a pilot study.

How environmental conditions affect sleep? An investigation in domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) (2022)
Journal Article
Schork, I., Manzo, I., Beiral De Oliveira, M., Costa, F., Palme, R., Young, R., & de Azevedo, C. (2022). How environmental conditions affect sleep? An investigation in domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris). Behavioural Processes, 199, 104662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2022.104662

Studies with humans and some other animal species have shown that sleep is compromised when the presence of external factors such as light, sound, and temperature surpass normal levels. This study investigated the effects of these environmental condi... Read More about How environmental conditions affect sleep? An investigation in domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris).

Environmental enrichment for collared peccaries Dicotyles tajacu, Tayassuidae in managed care: Different items provoke different behavioural responses (2022)
Journal Article
de Faria, C., Fa, F., Costa, D., da Silva, M., da Silva, B., Young, R., & Azevado, C. (2022). Environmental enrichment for collared peccaries Dicotyles tajacu, Tayassuidae in managed care: Different items provoke different behavioural responses. ˜The œJournal of zoo and aquarium research, 10(2), 82-90. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v10i2.61082OPEN

Being in human care often modifies the behaviour of animals, mainly because of the lack of environmental stimuli, and the ease of finding food and reproductive partners. Animals in human care may have a poorer behavioural repertoire and lower welfare... Read More about Environmental enrichment for collared peccaries Dicotyles tajacu, Tayassuidae in managed care: Different items provoke different behavioural responses.

Flashy male Jamaican anoles Anolis grahami show accelerated telomere attrition (2022)
Journal Article
Passos, L., Young, R., & Garcia, G. (2022). Flashy male Jamaican anoles Anolis grahami show accelerated telomere attrition. Herpetological journal, 32(2), 80-84. https://doi.org/10.33256/32.2.8084

Secondary sexual traits have evolved through sexual selection, many species have developed signals that can indicate their level of other fitness-relevant traits such as fight ability. Previous studies have shown that male sexual signals are honest s... Read More about Flashy male Jamaican anoles Anolis grahami show accelerated telomere attrition.

The cyclic interaction between daytime behavior and the sleep behavior of laboratory dogs (2022)
Journal Article
Schork, I., Manzo, I., De Oliveira, M., da Costa, F., Young, R., & de Azevedo, C. (2022). The cyclic interaction between daytime behavior and the sleep behavior of laboratory dogs. Scientific reports, 12(1), 478. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04502-2

Sleep deprivation has been found to negatively affect an individual´s physical and psychological health. Sleep loss affects activity patterns, increases anxiety-like behaviors, decreases cognitive performance and is associated with depressive states.... Read More about The cyclic interaction between daytime behavior and the sleep behavior of laboratory dogs.