Sentences with phrase «researching animal behavior»

On the safari, I was about two meters (6.5 feet) away from a lion eating a wildebeest, which I thought was incredible, and afterward I researched animal behaviors in their natural habitats and included these in the books, so that kids could learn more about them.»

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Some research suggests that some children and teenagers with reactive attachment disorder may display callous, unemotional traits that can include behavior problems and cruelty toward people or animals.

Attachment theory stems from psychologist John Bowlby's studies of maternal deprivation and animal behavior research in the early 1950s.

A new study by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) found no evidence of increased aggressive behavior toward strangers in an animal model of the condition.

New research shows similarities in the social organisation of bees and mammals, and provides insight into the genetics of social behavior for other animals.

The proposed institute would engage a dozen or more research groups in the task of figuring out how human or animal behavior springs from information processing at the level of neural circuits.

Drawing on observations gleaned from recent animal behavior research, Wild Ideas encourages young readers to look to the animal kingdom for inspiration the next time they encounter a seemingly unsolvable problem.

Research into both coyote and human behavior informs strategies to reduce urban - nature clashes and make peace with animal neighbors

Related sites National Elk Refuge William Boarman's research University of Montana Animal Behavior Society

This research shows that individual animals» behaviors can increase their chances of survival by allowing flexible, real - time adjustments to the many different microhabitats encountered in the wild.

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a molecule in the brain that triggers schizophrenia - like behaviors, brain changes and global gene expression in an animal model.

«There hasn't been a good animal model for any kind of speech disorder,» says study author Wan - chun Liu, a senior research associate in Fernando Nottebohn's Laboratory of Animal Behanimal model for any kind of speech disorder,» says study author Wan - chun Liu, a senior research associate in Fernando Nottebohn's Laboratory of Animal BehAnimal Behavior.

«It would be unethical to make adolescents have their first drink in the course of a study, so this variable requires a longitudinal epidemiological study or experimental animal research to assess drinking behavior.

«Speculation about animals» mental experiences happens to be the main quest of this book,» Safina writes, as he skillfully weaves together research on animal behavior and cognition with tales of his journey across the globe to observe how different animals live.

This research offers key insights into how brain activity is shaped and refined as animals learn to repeat behaviors that evoke a feeling of pleasure.

Brain changes after stroke may lead to increase in alcohol - seeking behavior, at least in animal models, according to research published in the journal Scientific Reports.

In a surprising and innovative move, the delegates also agreed that scientific findings from animal behavior research — including the concept that some cetacean species have cultures — should be considered in conservation decisions and strategies for these marine mammals.

According to lead study investigator Bianca Marlin, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow at NYU Langone: «It was remarkable to watch how adding oxytocin shifted animal behavior, as mice that didn't know how to perform a social task could suddenly do it perfectly.»

«I see that frantic search for money in other junior professors, and it makes me appreciative that I can focus on my research program,» says Manns, now in his first year as an assistant professor studying neuroscience and animal behavior at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

But the requirement could kick in if the research involves activities that constitute a «take,» which means actions that harm, stress, harass or noticeably change the animal's behavior.

«This research also opens the window of plant behavior a little wider, showing that plants have many of the same responses to outside influences that animals do, even though the responses look different.»

«This work adds a significant piece to our understanding of the role of microbes in shaping animal ecology and behavior, and raises new questions about these relationships and how to exploit them for managing pests — hallmarks of excellent research,» said John Ruberson, head of the entomology department.

One of the main goals of animal behavior research, she says, is to operationally define behaviors so that another scientist not involved with the research could read the definitions and use them to replicate the experiment and quantify the movements and actions of the animals.

Hauser is well - known for his research on the cognitive abilities of nonhuman animals and has been an admired teacher and mentor, as well as the author of several popular books on animal behavior.

Extremely influential and wildly controversial, Sociobiology changed the way animal and human behavior was researched and viewed.

The Tufts / McLean research team, led by Niwako Ogata, BVSc, Ph.D., who was a behavior researcher at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and is now an assistant professor of animal behavior at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, examined a sample of 16 Dobermans.

These studies are the latest in a significant body of research by Porfiri and collaborators utilizing robots, specifically robotic fish, to impact collective animal behavior.

The research team tested the hypothesis by transplanting cells onto the surface of mouse bone grafts and studying the cell behavior both in vivo — inside the animal — and in vitro — outside the body.

Hare, who directs Duke's Hominoid Psychology Research Group and the Duke Canine Cognition Center, studies the relationship between social behavior and cognition in animals.

Almost every animal behavior studied in the lab, from the effectiveness of experimental drugs to the ability of monkeys to do math, is affected by stress, notes Paul Flecknell, a veterinary anesthesiologist at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom who researches ways to alleviate pain in animals.

Using an animal model of this syndrome, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that mutations in PTEN affect the assembly of connections between two brain areas important for the processing of social cues: the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with complex cognitive processes such as moderating social behavior, and the amygdala, which plays a role in emotional processing.

Since the rhesus monkey was the most common laboratory monkey at the time and very little was known about its natural behavior, my project was directly relevant to a host of other ongoing research into animal behavior and social dynamics.

But a new opportunity may be opening up for studies of chimpanzee behavior and cognition: A first - of - its - kind partnership between a sanctuary and a research center, announced this month, is designed to bolster the scientific output of facilities that have until now primarily focused on the long - term care of their animals.

Audrey Dussutour of the Center for Animal Cognition Research in Toulouse, France, and her colleagues set up an experiment to investigate how overcrowding would affect the creatures behavior.

In research, monitoring and analysis of animal model behavior is often a stumbling block because it is difficult to do consistently and efficiently, Fallon said.

Heiko Woith and colleagues at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences say scientists must determine whether the link between the animal behavior and the earthquake is based on clearly defined rules (such as the animal's distance from earthquakes of a certain magnitude), whether the animal behavior has ever been observed and not followed by an earthquake, whether there is a statistical testing hypothesis in place to examine the evidence, and whether the animal population is a healthy, among other questions.

«My research on snow leopard social behavior was conducted as part of an MSc in Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare at the University of Edbehavior was conducted as part of an MSc in Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare at the University of EdBehavior and Welfare at the University of Edinburgh.

Dr. Amaral's interests include research involving multidisciplinary studies directed at determining the neuroanatomical, behavioral and electrophysiological organization and functions of brain systems that are involved in learning, memory, emotion and social behavior carried out on the human brain and on animal models.

This opportunity to discuss my research, as well as to learn about other research in animal behavior outside of neuroscience, expanded my network and provided me with resources that will certainly help me throughout my career.

The research team manipulated the activity of D1 and D2 neurons in animal trials and were able to change the alcohol - drinking behavior of the animal models.

Using this animal with only 302 neurons, she has devoted her research to building the roadmap that shows how genes and the environment influence behaviors such as the response to attractive odors, temperature, touch, and food.

Over the last ten years, Dr. Anderson has switched his research focus to the study of neural circuits that control emotional behaviors in animal models.

While these efforts have demonstrated the feasibility of using robotics to influence animal behavior, dissecting and quantifying sensory cues in social animals are still untapped research questions.

The animal's most complex behaviors occur in response to smell, and these are at the heart of the lab's research.

His research interests are largely in organismal and applied ecology, including animal behavior and wildlife disease, and in wildlife conservation.

To date, there has been much research that's observed socially contagious behaviors in humans and animals, but scientists are just starting to look into what makes them ripple through groups of people.

Pratt plays an ex-military expert in animal behavior working as a velociraptor trainer at a secluded research base on the periphery of the dinosaur theme park.

«They need to be familiar with the proper restraint and handling, the behavior, the medicine, and of course, in order to support a research - type organization like a medical hospital or pet food companies — any industry that involves animals — they will need to have a vet tech to support them.

From the benefits of service animals for veterans with post-traumatic stress, to increased positive social behaviors in children with autism when an animal is present, this groundbreaking research is helping the medical profession and the insurance industry understand the positive role pets play in improving human health.

It's important to research the behavior, habits, energy and enrichment needs for any animal to determine the best match for a person's lifestyle and financial means.