Social nonhuman animals are powerful models for studying underlying factors related to
lifelong health outcomes following early life adversities (ELAs). ELAs can be linked to …

It is widely believed that juvenile male mammals typically engage in higher rates of rough
and tumble play (RTP) than do females, in preparation for adult roles involving intense …

In utero and early neonatal exposure to maternal stress is linked with psychiatric disorders,
and the underlying mechanisms are currently being elucidated. We used a prenatal stressor …

Objectives The impact of anthropogenic environmental changes may impose strong
pressures on the behavioral flexibility of free‐ranging animals. Here, we examine whether …

We studied personality, subjective well-being, and hair cortisol level, in common marmosets
Callithrix jacchus, a small, cooperatively breeding New World monkey, by examining their …

Quantification of activity budgets is pivotal for understanding how animals respond to
changes in their environment. Social grooming is a key activity that underpins various social …

Social bonds increase fitness in a range of mammals. One pathway by which social bonds
may increase fitness is by reducing the exposure to physiological stress, ie glucocorticoid …

In many vertebrate species, early social experience generates long-term effects on later life
social behaviour. These effects are accompanied by persistent modifications in the …

Captive polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are well-documented as being prone to behavioural
disorders and, as a result, their welfare is the cause of increasing concern. There is therefore …

Captive breeding is vital for primate conservation, with modern zoos serving a crucial role in
breeding populations of threatened species and educating the general public. However …