Browsing by Subject "Behavior"
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(2012-10-19)Little is known about the adaptation of livestock to repeated transport. This study determined how repeated transport affected calf feed intake, plasma cortisol (CORT), post-transport behavior, and the expression of ...
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Enhydra lutris nereis, otherwise known as the Southern Sea Otter, has been listed as threatened since 1977. The initial reasoning for their listing was the population deficit due to hunting in the era of fur trading and ...
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(PLOS, 2014-12-22)Anonymity is often offered in economic experiments in order to eliminate observer effects and induce behavior that would be exhibited under private circumstances. However, anonymity differs from privacy in that interactants ...
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(2022-04-20)Understanding and preventing post-harvest losses are very crucial if we want to feed the world's growing population. Callosobruchus maculatus, also known as the "cowpea weevil," is a common pest in stored grains. This pest ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1984)The behavior and ecology of Nilgiri tahr was investigated during a two-year field study at Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India. The primary method of investigation was direct observations on wild tahr. The Nilgiri tahr ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)Twelve DeKalb crossbred gilts were blocked in groups of three by breeding date and one group was one group was randomly assigned to each of four treatments: tethers (T), crates (C), loose stall (LS), and dirtlot (DL) for ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1983)Holstein bull calves (N = 46) were blocked by birth order and randomly assigned to be raised in one of four treatments: stall, pen, hutch and yard. Treatments were representative of commonly-used methods of neonatal calf ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1983)Behavioral and physiological responses to weaning stress were studied in 21 foals assigned to one of five treatments: abrupt, total separation of mare and foal, no preweaning creep feed (TSNC); total separation but with ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1983)A model depicting the flow of energy through a great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) during the winter season in Texas is described. The model is based on information from literature and field observations on distance ...
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(2018-06-22)Anxiety disorders are among the most common and debilitating forms of mental illnesses in society. Through greater understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of anxiety, as well as of the factors that lead to the persistence ...
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(2017-05-09)When choosing a mate, animals evaluate the attractiveness of potential partners. Attractiveness and its perception are condition-dependent traits. Animal condition is affected by complex interactions between genetic and ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1976)An ecological study of sympatric populations of Sceloporus variabilis and S. undulates was conducted from February 1975 until February 1976. The study area was located in Uvalde County, Texas in an ecotone between the South ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1976)The agonistic behavioral patterns of sixteen crayfish species representing four genera of the North American family Cambaridae were observed and compared. The crayfish species studied (Cambarellus puer, Procambarus acutus ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1991)The behavior of three species of nocturnal Texas geckos, Hemidactylus turcicus. Cyrtopodion scabrum, and Coleonyx brevis, was studied in an indoor laboratory and an outdoor enclosure complex to assess the behavioral I ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)A model was developed in an attempt to predict the selection ratio of little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) and brownseed paspalum (Paspalum plicatulum) in a simulated short-duration grazing system stocked at four ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)Recommendations for the transportation of lambs from a European Commission, which required rest stops of 6 or 24 h, every 8 h, were evaluated for efficacy of reducing stress indicators using Rambouillet x Suffolk lambs ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1976)The effects were studied of a 24-hour exposure to a subacute concentration of parathion on the locomotor behavior of several freshwater fish. Firstly, the effects were determined of the exposure on the locomotor orientation ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1976)The locomotor behavior of juvenile nurse (Ginglymostoma cirratum) and lemon (Negaprion brevirostris) sharks were monitored automatically. The presence of flowing water (1.17 cm/s) was shown to affect the locomotor behavior ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1988)Research was conducted on the effects of rotational grazing (RG) compared to continuous grazing (OS) on the behavior of cattle grazing on rangelands. Different livestock densities in the RG treatments were created by varying ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Behavior Management System by Harris as applied in five selected junior high and middle schools in Texas. Of primary interest were the areas ...