Sentences with phrase «study on animal behavior»

Further study culminated in Dr. Shari's and ZCVC associate Dr. Melissa Pearson's Silver Certification through Dr. Yin's Low Stress Handling course, a 30 hour intensive study on animal behavior, learning methods, handling, and gentle restraint.

She attended UCLA where she concentrated her studies on animal behavior and ecology.

Not exact matches

Psychology can study the behavior of animals and try to guess what forms of perception, emotion, memory, and perhaps learning or problem solving of simple kinds are going on in these creatures.

It seems to me less arbitrary and more logical to go along with Jennings (quoted by Agar 1943, p. 153), who wrote after years of study on the behavior of amoebae: «I am thoroughly convinced, after long study of the behavior of this organism, that if Amoeba were a large animal, so as to come within the every day experience of human beings, its behavior would at once call forth the attribution to it of states of pleasure and pain, of hunger, desire, and the like, on precisely the same basis as we attribute these things to the dog.»

«It is widely known that some chemicals, especially odors, can impact an animal's instinctive behaviors even on first contact,» says Kazushige Touhara, a professor at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, who supervised the study.

The results build on previous studies that show dogs can process nonverbal cues like the tone of someone's voice, says Victoria Ratcliffe, an animal behavior researcher at the University of Sussex, who was not involved in thestudy.

The new glimpse of the footpaths of animals and humans complement earlier studies that reveal the anatomy and behavior of H. erectus, suggesting that as it evolved modern body proportions, it also increased its home range and began competing with carnivores for carcasses on the savanna, says Harris.

In contrast, numerous studies on the social behavior and choice of mates among reptiles and birds, which are active during the day, have shown that information transmitted via color exerts an enormous influence on those animals» ability to communicate and procreate successfully.

The study, «Modulating Behavior in C.elegans Using Electroshock and Antiepileptic Drugs,» just published in PLOS One, has led the researchers to build on the current animal models for inducing seizures via electroconvulsion in the genetically modifiable C.elegans that only has 302 brain cells called neurons.

«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.

Serotonin [5 - hydroxytryptamine, (5 - HT)-RSB- function influences normal fear as well as pathological anxiety, behaviors critically dependent on the amygdala in animal models and in clinical studies.

The good news about this latest study is that it offers scalable interventions against drug - seeking behaviors, albeit through evidence based on animal behavior.

In their new study Mark Grabowski and William Jungers concentrated on the estimation of body mass, a feature that affects almost all aspects of an animal's biology such as energy requirements, diet, locomotion and behavior.

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.

«So the idea,» he says, «[was] that when you study animal behavior, you're looking at the product of a kind of piece of clockwork machinery which was put there because of natural selection on generations of ancestors.

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.

They also shared new approaches to studying the behaviors of animals that model these conditions — all in an effort to shed light on how the brain functions and how changes in the brain can lead to devastating neurological disorders.

Based on observations of a group of three young female Somali wild asses at the Saint Louis Zoo, the study provides new insight into the species» social behavior in a captive setting — a relatively good proxy environment for the early phases of wild animal domestication.

In fact, some of the more prominent animal studies show that sugar is eight times more addictive than cocaine: one in particular went on to show that mice react to Oreo cookies with the same addictive behavior as they do with specific drugs.

Previous primate studies have focused on behavior and anatomy of the animals, but haven't really brought physiology into the mix.

Project Nim (Unrated) Primate whisperer documentary about a chimpanzee separated from its mother at birth and raised in captivity inside a brownstone located on Manhattan's fashionable Upper West Side as a study in animal behavior.

-LSB-...] All these amazing contradictions find an explanation and can cope with each other perfectly since we have established that not even today the behavior of man is not exclusively directed by reason and cultural tradition, but is still subject to all those laws that govern any instinctual behavior born on phylogenetic path, laws that we know very well from studying the animal behavior.»

An animal behaviorist is a professional who is focused on the study of animal behavior and behavioral modification.

In a study published in the journal Animal Behavior, Dr. Barja found that wolves chose to do their business on plants that maximized visual impact and odor distribution.

She also knew that Animal Behavior College's (ABC) in - home study program with hands - on training would be an ideal fit for a stay - at - home mom.

This study sheds new light on anthropomorphism — the natural human tendency to interpret animal behavior in human terms, Horowitz said.

Ms. Williams earned her masters degree in experimental psychology with an emphasis on the study of animal behavior.

These questions are utilized by behaviorists as a guide for studying the effects of a wide range of factors on animal behavior.

The study compared attitudes and behaviors of Bahamians versus the U.S. on issues surrounding treatment norms of companion animals.

I've spent nearly my entire life studying animals, but eventually put all my focus on dogs and their behaviors.

That's because people don't study animal behavior, and they rely on simplistic advice on how to manage their dog's behaviors.

Delgado is currently working on her doctorate in psychology at the University of California at Berkeley, studying animal behavior and human - animal relationships.

Working at Rover Oaks has enabled her to learn a vast amount of information on animal behavior with self study and working very closely with the training staff.

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Here's the background: About a year ago, Austin Animal Center received a grant from Maddie's Fund ® to study the effects of foster care on the behavior and length of stay of shelter dogs.

We studied the genetics of behavior in mice and gerbils and I became hooked on animal behavior and research.

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Providing $ 250,000 in grants, HABRI awarded the following receipts and their planned research projects: • Erica C. Rogers, PhD (Green Chimneys Children's Services): Animal - Assisted Social Skills Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders • Dr. Kevin Morris, PhD (American Humane Association): The Canines and Childhood Cancer Study: Examining Behaviors and Stress in Therapy Dogs • Professor Daniel Mills, BVCs, PhD (University of Lincoln, UK): Long Term Effects of Pet Dogs on Families with Children with Autism • Elizabeth A. Richards (Indiana University - Purdue): The Role of Dog Walking in Heart Health Promotion • Daniel L. Stroud, PhD (Oregon State University): Researching Equine - Facilitated Group Psychotherapy (EFGP) for Trauma Survivors: Horses and Humans in Therapeutic Relationships

One of Dr. McMillan's studies, based on evaluations of 1,159 dogs from mass commercial breeding establishments (CBEs), was published in 2011 in Applied Animal Behavior Science.

Before I dive into a few of the details from the study, I want to note that my comments about the study are based solely on the news article, as I've been unable to find an actual copy of the study online anywhere — so my opinions of it may change if I can ever get a full copy (which should be available at some point since it has been accepted for publication in the journal Applied Animal Behavior Science).

With a bachelor of science degree in environmental studies and biology from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Hilary plans to pursue a master's degree in anthrozoology, the study of human animal interactions, with a focus on applied behavior analysis.

Prior to veterinary school, she completed post-graduate studies in cognitive and behavioral science with a focus on animal behavior, more specifically establishing enrichment programs for zoo animals.

She has a B.A. in Honors Biological Psychology from New College of Florida, where she pursued studies on animal cognition and behavior, and thesis work on coat color as an indicator of cat personality.

Long - term behavior studies on marked animals provide information about reproductive behavior as well as migratory and feeding patterns.

My studies of their anatomy, behaviors and habitats have resulted in series of drawings, video works and site - specific installations with references and interpretations that go beyond the animal kingdom: In a series of drawings on canvas titled Warriors, 2008, a line of beetles, flies and flees reference war.

Any studies yet on animal behaviors before the China Earthquake?

How decisions are made elsewhere Without comment, but part of Eli's series on extraterrestrials, from Science this week: Robotics offer new possibilities for studying and modulating animal behavior.

They study the physical characteristics of animals, animal behaviors, and the impacts humans have on wildlife and natural habitats.