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Articles 1 - 12 of 12
Full-Text Articles in Animal Studies
Social Behavior & Personality In Corn Snakes, Maggie-Rose Johnston
Social Behavior & Personality In Corn Snakes, Maggie-Rose Johnston
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
The sociality of snakes, long thought simplistic, has been shown to be governed by a host of different factors such as kinship, experience, sex, weight and personality. There is, however, still a need to untangle how snakes prioritize different kinds of information when interacting. I hypothesized that examining each dyad that composes a group could partly predict how individuals would behave in a larger group context, providing insight into the mechanisms governing aggregation. Six groups of six corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus) had their personalities tested, then underwent dyadic interactions with each member of their cohort followed by a …
The Role Of The Individual In Animal Collectives, Tanya T. Shoot
The Role Of The Individual In Animal Collectives, Tanya T. Shoot
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
Animals form groups for a variety of reasons, primarily as a way to increase access to food, mates, and safety. An important attribute of these groups is their personality composition. Personality is defined as repeatable traits over time and context, and has been found across multiple taxa. Traits have been found to be heritable, and are thus a unit for natural selection to act upon. Having a heterogeneous group may be beneficial for survival in a changing environment. The question of how the personality composition of the group affects group behaviour has rarely been asked in the field of animal …
Terpenes Mitigate Thc-Induced Working Memory Deficits: Behavioural Evidence Of The Entourage Effect Using A 2-Component Operant Memory Task, Lara Mitchell
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
Most research on cannabis and cognitive function has focused on delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). However, this approach overlooks the complex chemical composition of cannabis products consumed by the public, which often includes cannabidiol (CBD) and various terpenes. These additional constituents may interact with THC to modulate its effects, a phenomenon known as the entourage effect. While this theory has gained traction, experimental evidence for the cognitive impact of terpenes in combination with THC remains limited. This study aimed to assess whether terpenes can mitigate THC-induced cognitive deficits using a 2-Component Operant Memory task. Male Sprague-Dawley rats received intraperitoneal injections of either …
Social Interaction, Social Cognition, And Personality In Gartersnakes And Ball Pythons, Morgan Skinner
Social Interaction, Social Cognition, And Personality In Gartersnakes And Ball Pythons, Morgan Skinner
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
Snakes are often considered non-social animals. However, this is mostly an untested assumption and the limited research that has been done has shown that snakes interact socially when given the opportunity. Here, the complexity of snake social interactions was explored through a social cognition and personality lens. Group and individual behavioural assays were used to explore flexibility and consistency in social interactions. The results provide evidence that elucidate the function, development, and evolution of these behaviours in snakes. In the first experimental chapter, chapter 2, social network analysis was used to provide a detailed description of aggregation behaviour in 4 …
Intermittent Sucrose Access: Sweetness Versus Calories, Jarret Folmer, Rudy Eikelboom
Intermittent Sucrose Access: Sweetness Versus Calories, Jarret Folmer, Rudy Eikelboom
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
Nondeprived rats receiving every 3rd day access (E3DA) to 4% sucrose solution consume more sucrose on access days compared to rats with everyday access (EDA). Rats receiving EDA or E3DA to 16% sucrose do not consume different amounts, but if placed on every 2nd day access (E2DA) to 4% sucrose E3DA-group rats consume more than EDA rats (Eikelboom, Hewitt, & Adams, 2022). E3DA affects rats’ value of sucrose but effects appear hidden with high sucrose concentrations. Valyear and Eikelboom (2021) suggested that calorie ceilings limit E3DA-induced consumption with high sucrose, but this ceiling could also be caused by …
Faire Comme Les Castors : Un Idéal D’Organisation Du Travail En Nouvelle-France Dans Les Écrits De Nicolas Denys, Éric Debacq
Faire Comme Les Castors : Un Idéal D’Organisation Du Travail En Nouvelle-France Dans Les Écrits De Nicolas Denys, Éric Debacq
The Goose
Nicolas Denys (1603?-1688), commerçant français, publie en 1672 deux livres, la Description geographique et historique des costes de l’Amerique septentrionale et l’Histoire naturelle des peuples, des animaux, des arbres & plantes de l’Amerique septentrionale & de ses divers climats. Dans ces livres, il témoigne de ses tentatives de colonisation en Acadie pendant près de quarante ans et énumère les possibilités économiques de ce territoire, notamment liées à la pêche à la morue. Denys, dans cette œuvre, fait aussi l’éloge du castor, qu’il compare à l’homme. Ceci est à double tranchant : l’animal, dont on célèbre l’intelligence, devient alors …
The Legitimation & Networked Unification Of #Nodapl: Diverse Discourses Of Value Validate A Collective Identity, Jacqueline Marie Ouellette
The Legitimation & Networked Unification Of #Nodapl: Diverse Discourses Of Value Validate A Collective Identity, Jacqueline Marie Ouellette
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
NoDAPL was, first and foremost, an Indigenous-led resistance against the construction of a pipeline in North Dakota. It was also a movement that built solidarity, bridging networks between international Indigenous peoples, Black Lives Matter activists, veterans, and feminists. This discourse analysis of social media and digital texts addresses the networked publics, collective identities, social capital, and intersectionality in applying Van Leeuwen’s (2007) understanding of legitimation. In doing so, the practice of reproducing and extending the values, themes, and images of various algorithmic imaginaries will be explored, as they relate to network homophily, identity construction, and mobilization. This study will argue …
The Wolf Is Back By Robert Priest, Kelly Shepherd
The Wolf Is Back By Robert Priest, Kelly Shepherd
The Goose
Review of Robert Priest's The Wolf is Back.
Neural And Social Mechanisms Behind The Social Transmission Of Food Preference, Chelsey Damphousse
Neural And Social Mechanisms Behind The Social Transmission Of Food Preference, Chelsey Damphousse
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
Research on the social transmission of food preference (STFP) has shown that preferences for specific foods can be transmitted between conspecifics (Bilkó et al., 1994; Wrenn et al., 2003; Hikami et al., 1990; Galef et al., 1984; Galef & Wigmore, 1983; Lupfer et al., 2003). Although these findings provide an understanding of how food related information is shared, none explore the influence that personality may have on various factors of STFP, as well as how this transmission may occur in a naturalistic foraging setting. In the current thesis, individual personality was assessed and rats were placed into …
Loving Animals: Toward A New Animal Advocacy By Kathy Rudy, Elana Santana
Loving Animals: Toward A New Animal Advocacy By Kathy Rudy, Elana Santana
The Goose
Review of Kathy Rudy's Loving Animals: Toward a New Animal Advocacy.
Animals As Neighbours: The Past And Present Of Commensal Animals By Terry O'Connor, Derek Woods
Animals As Neighbours: The Past And Present Of Commensal Animals By Terry O'Connor, Derek Woods
The Goose
Review of Terry O'Connor's Animals as Neighbours: The Past and Present of Commensal Animals.
An Exploration Of The Wheel-Induced Feeding-Suppression, Stephen Benjamin Peckham
An Exploration Of The Wheel-Induced Feeding-Suppression, Stephen Benjamin Peckham
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
Anorexia nervosa is an enigmatic human condition typified by food-restriction that is often accompanied by extensive exercise. This has been modeled in rats in the wheel-induced feeding-suppression (WIFS) model. In this model, animals are given access to a running-wheel, which induces a volitional drop in food-consumption. Short periods of wheel access have induced a feeding-suppression which is effectively reversed by chlorpromazine administration (Adams et al., 2009). Recent attempts at replicating Adams et al.’s (2009) feeding-suppression have, however, been unsuccessful (Peckham et al., 2013). These attempts raised questions as to whether or not the existing methodology is most effective at suppressing …