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Training Reduces Stress in Human-Socialised Wolves to the Same Degree as in Dogs by Vasconcellos, Angélica da Silva, Virányi, Zsófia, Range, Friederike, Ades, César, Scheidegger, Jördis Kristin, Möstl, Erich, Kotrschal, Kurt

“…The welfare of animals in captivity is of considerable societal concern. A major source of stress, especially for wild animals, is the lack of control over…”
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Cortisol release, heart rate and heart rate variability in the horse and its rider: Different responses to training and performance by von Lewinski, Mareike, Biau, Sophie, Erber, Regina, Ille, Natascha, Aurich, Jörg, Faure, Jean-Michel, Möstl, Erich, Aurich, Christine

“…Although some information exists on the stress response of horses in equestrian sports, the horse-rider team is much less well understood. In this study,…”
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Effects of sex and time of day on metabolism and excretion of corticosterone in urine and feces of mice by Touma, Chadi, Sachser, Norbert, Möstl, Erich, Palme, Rupert

“…Non-invasive techniques to monitor stress hormones in small animals like mice offer several advantages and are highly demanded in laboratory as well as in…”
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Measurements of salivary alpha amylase and salivary cortisol in hominoid primates reveal within-species consistency and between-species differences by Behringer, Verena, Borchers, Claudia, Deschner, Tobias, Möstl, Erich, Selzer, Dieter, Hohmann, Gottfried

“…Salivary alpha amylase (sAA) is the most abundant enzyme in saliva. Studies in humans found variation in enzymatic activity of sAA across populations that…”
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Stress affects salivary alpha-Amylase activity in bonobos by Behringer, Verena, Deschner, Tobias, Möstl, Erich, Selzer, Dieter, Hohmann, Gottfried

“…Abstract Salivary alpha-Amylase (sAA) is a starch digesting enzyme. In addition to its function in the context of nutrition, sAA has also turned out to be…”
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Testing the effect of medical positive reinforcement training on salivary cortisol levels in bonobos and orangutans by Behringer, Verena, Stevens, Jeroen M G, Hohmann, Gottfried, Möstl, Erich, Selzer, Dieter, Deschner, Tobias

“…The management of captive animals has been improved by the establishment of positive reinforcement training as a tool to facilitate interactions between…”
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Social instability in laying quail: consequences on yolk steroids and offspring's phenotype by Guibert, Floriane, Richard-Yris, Marie-Annick, Lumineau, Sophie, Kotrschal, Kurt, Guémené, Daniel, Bertin, Aline, Möstl, Erich, Houdelier, Cécilia

“…Individual phenotypic characteristics of many species are influenced by non-genetic maternal effects. Female birds can influence the development of their…”
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Moderate heat challenge increased yolk steroid hormones and shaped offspring growth and behavior in chickens by Bertin, Aline, Chanson, Marine, Delaveau, Joël, Mercerand, Frédéric, Möstl, Erich, Calandreau, Ludovic, Arnould, Cécile, Leterrier, Christine, Collin, Anne

“…Environmental challenges might affect the maternal organism and indirectly affect the later ontogeny of the progeny. We investigated the cross-generation…”
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Geographical variation in egg mass and egg content in a passerine bird by Ruuskanen, Suvi, Siitari, Heli, Eeva, Tapio, Belskii, Eugen, Järvinen, Antero, Kerimov, Anvar, Krams, Indrikis, Moreno, Juan, Morosinotto, Chiara, Mänd, Raivo, Möstl, Erich, Orell, Markku, Qvarnström, Anna, Salminen, Juha-Pekka, Slater, Fred, Tilgar, Vallo, Visser, Marcel E, Winkel, Wolfgang, Zang, Herwig, Laaksonen, Toni

“…Reproductive, phenotypic and life-history traits in many animal and plant taxa show geographic variation, indicating spatial variation in selection regimes…”
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Excreted corticosterone metabolites differ between two galliform species, Japanese Quail and Chicken, between sexes and between urine and faecal parts of droppings by Hirschenhauser, Katharina, Spreitzer, Katharina, Lepschy, Michael, Kotrschal, Kurt, Möstl, Erich

“…Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) are a common avian laboratory model, and measuring corticosterone metabolites (CM) non-invasively from Quail droppings would…”
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Corticosterone excretion patterns and affiliative behavior over development in ravens ( Corvus corax) by Stöwe, Mareike, Bugnyar, Thomas, Schloegl, Christian, Heinrich, Bernd, Kotrschal, Kurt, Möstl, Erich

“…Averse effects of social stress may be buffered by the presence of social allies, which mainly has been demonstrated in mammals and recently also in birds…”
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A place to hide in the home-cage decreases yolk androgen levels and offspring emotional reactivity in Japanese quail by Guesdon, Vanessa, Bertin, Aline, Houdelier, Cécilia, Lumineau, Sophie, Formanek, Laureline, Kotrschal, Kurt, Möstl, Erich, Richard-Yris, Marie-Annick

“…An animal's emotional responses are the result of its cognitive appraisal of a situation. This appraisal is notably influenced by the possibility of an…”
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The relationship between social stress and dominance is seasonal in greylag geese by KOTRSCHAL, KURT, HIRSCHENHAUSER, KATHARINA, MÖSTL, ERICH

“…Studies of captive animals have suggested that social stress affects subdominants, whereas recent data from the wild have revealed that stress mainly affects…”
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Arrival date and territorial behavior are associated with corticosterone metabolite levels in a migratory bird by Lobato, Elisa, Moreno, Juan, Merino, Santiago, Morales, Judith, Tomás, Gustavo, Martínez, Javier, Vásquez, Rodrigo A., Kuchar, Alexandra, Möstl, Erich, Osorno, José Luis

“…Glucocorticoids promote the mobilization of energy stores and they may facilitate the expression of energetically expensive functions. Early arrival on the…”
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A versatile enzyme immunoassay for the determination of progestogens in feces and serum by Graham, Laura, Schwarzenberger, Franz, Möstl, Erich, Galama, Wieke, Savage, Anne

“…The ability of zoos to monitor the reproductive status of their animals can vastly improve the effectiveness of husbandry/management practices, and noninvasive…”
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Social, state-dependent and environmental modulation of faecal corticosteroid levels in free-ranging female spotted hyenas by Goymann, Wolfgang, East, Marion L., Wachter, Bettina, Höner, Oliver P., Möstl, Erich, Van't Holf, Thomas J., Hofer, Heribert

“…Little is known about to what extent the sensitivity of the hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal (HPA) axis may be state dependent and vary in the same species…”
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Influence of external factors on hair cortisol concentrations by Salaberger, Theresa, Millard, Marlon, Makarem, Samy El, Möstl, Erich, Grünberger, Viktoria, Krametter-Frötscher, Reinhild, Wittek, Thomas, Palme, Rupert

“…Highlights • We performed an in vivo experiment to evaluate local cortisol production of sheep skin. • Mechanical irritation increased hair cortisol…”
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Measurement of Fecal Testosterone Metabolites in Mice: Replacement of Invasive Techniques by Auer, Kerstin E, Kußmaul, Marius, Möstl, Erich, Hohlbaum, Katharina, Rülicke, Thomas, Palme, Rupert

“…Testosterone is the main reproductive hormone in male vertebrates and conventional methods to measure testosterone rely on invasive blood sampling procedures…”
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Impact of ozonation on ecotoxicity and endocrine activity of tertiary treated wastewater effluent by Altmann, Dominik, Schaar, Heidemarie, Bartel, Cordula, Schorkopf, Dirk Louis P., Miller, Ingrid, Kreuzinger, Norbert, Möstl, Erich, Grillitsch, Britta

“…Tertiary wastewater treatment plant effluent before and after ozonation (0.6–1.1gO3/g DOC) was tested for aquatic ecotoxicity in a battery of standardised…”
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The role of an alpha animal in changing environmental conditions by Wolter, Riccarda, Pantel, Norbert, Stefanski, Volker, Möstl, Erich, Krueger, Konstanze

“…Abstract The maintenance and development of conservation areas by grazing of large herbivores, such as Przewalski's horses, is common practice. Several nature…”
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