Search Results - "Szott, Isabelle D"

Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonin, dopamine and opioid pathways influence social attention in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) by Howarth, Emmeline R I, Szott, Isabelle D, Witham, Claire L, Wilding, Craig S, Bethell, Emily J

“…Behaviour has a significant heritable component; however, unpicking the variants of interest in the neural circuits and molecular pathways that underpin these…”
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Normalized difference vegetation index, temperature and age affect faecal thyroid hormone concentrations in free-ranging African elephants by Szott, Isabelle D, Pretorius, Yolanda, Ganswindt, Andre, Koyama, Nicola F

“…Conservation biologists can use hormone measurements to assess animals’ welfare, reproductive state, susceptibility to stressors, as well as energy…”
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Ratting on wildlife crime: training African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife by Szott, Isabelle D., Webb, E. Kate, Mshana, Said, Mshigeni, Anthony, Magesa, Walter S., Iyungu, Alexander, Saidi, Miraji, Van de Laak, Dian, Schneider, Miriam, Dore, Ashleigh, Brebner, Kirsty, Davies-Mostert, Harriet, Cox, Christophe, Fast, Cynthia D.

“…The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the largest global crime economies, directly threatening species and their habitats, and biodiversity, and…”
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Developing and validating attention bias tools for assessing trait and state affect in animals: A worked example with Macaca mulatta by Howarth, Emmeline R.I., Kemp, Caralyn, Thatcher, Harriet R., Szott, Isabelle D., Farningham, David, Witham, Claire L., Holmes, Amanda, Semple, Stuart, Bethell, Emily J.

“…•Attention bias is a new measure of animal emotion and welfare that requires validated tools.•Protocols are detailed and tested with a large sample of 109…”
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The Effect of Genotype on Attention Bias in Rhesus Macaques, Macaca mulatta, as a Welfare Indicator by Szott, Isabelle D

“…Rhesus macaques, Macaca mulatta, are one of the most commonly used non-human primates in biomedical research in the UK. Their welfare is of great concern for…”
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