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Anticipatory Behaviour

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Anderson, C., Yngvesson, J., Boissy, A., Uvnäs-Moberg, K., & Lidfors, L. (2015). Behavioural expression of positive anticipation for food or opportunity to play in lambs. Behavioural Processes, 113, 152-158.

anticipatory behaviour, agriculture, lamb

Bigiani, S., & Pilenga, C. (2024). A fast technique to induce and measure anticipatory behavior in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 27(1), 137-149.

anticipatory behaviour, dolphins

Burman, O., McGowan, R., Mendl, M., Norling, Y., Paul, E., Rehn, T., & Keeling, L. (2011). Using judgement bias to measure positive affective state in dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 132(3-4), 160-168.

cognitive bias, dogs

Jensen, A. L. M., Delfour, F., & Carter, T. (2013). Anticipatory behavior in captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): A preliminary study. Zoo Biology, 32(4), 436-444.

anticipatory behaviour, dolphins

Krebs, B. L., Chudeau, K. R., Eschmann, C. L., Tu, C. W., Pacheco, E., & Watters, J. V. (2022). Space, time, and context drive anticipatory behavior: Considerations for understanding the behavior of animals in human care. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9, 972217.

anticipatory behaviour

McGrath, N., Burman, O., Dwyer, C., & Phillips, C. J. (2016). Does the anticipatory behaviour of chickens communicate reward quality?. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 184, 80-90.

anticipatory behaviour, agriculture, chickens

Moe, R. O., Bakken, M., Kittilsen, S., Kingsley-Smith, H., & Spruijt, B. M. (2006). A note on reward-related behaviour and emotional expressions in farmed silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes)—basis for a novel tool to study animal welfare. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 101(3-4), 362-368.

anticipatory behaviour, farmed foxes

Spruijt, B. M., Van den Bos, R., & Pijlman, F. T. (2001). A concept of welfare based on reward evaluating mechanisms in the brain: anticipatory behaviour as an indicator for the state of reward systems. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 72(2), 145-171.

anticipatory behaviour

Van der Harst, J. E., Fermont, P. C. J., Bilstra, A. E., & Spruijt, B. M. (2003). Access to enriched housing is rewarding to rats as reflected by their anticipatory behaviour. Animal Behaviour, 66(3), 493-504.

anticipatory behaviour, rat, environmental stimulation

Van der Harst, J. E., & Spruijt, B. M. (2007). Tools to measure and improve animal welfare: reward-related behaviour. Animal Welfare, 16(S1), 67-73.

anticipatory behaviour, reward-related behaviour

Watters, J. V. (2014). Searching for behavioral indicators of welfare in zoos: Uncovering anticipatory behavior. Zoo Biology, 33(4), 251-256.

anticipatory behaviour, zoos

Watters, J. V., & Krebs, B. L. (2019). Assessing and enhancing the welfare of animals with equivocal and reliable cues. Animals, 9(9), 680.

anticipatory behaviour, reward-related behaviour

Wichman, A., Keeling, L. J., & Forkman, B. (2012). Cognitive bias and anticipatory behaviour of laying hens housed in basic and enriched pens. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 140(1-2), 62-69.

anticipatory behaviour, agriculture, chickens

Zimmerman, P. H., Buijs, S. A. F., Bolhuis, J. E., & Keeling, L. J. (2011). Behaviour of domestic fowl in anticipation of positive and negative stimuli. Animal Behaviour, 81(3), 569-577. 

anticipatory behaviour, agriculture, birds

Anderson, C., Von Keyserlingk, M. A. G., Lidfors, L. M., & Weary, D. M. (2020). Anticipatory behaviour in animals: A critical review. Animal Welfare, 29(3), 231-238.

anticipatory behaviour

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