How individuals interact with their environment and respond to changes is a key area of
research in evolutionary biology. A physiological parameter that provides an instant proxy …

The stress systems are powerful mediators between the organism's systemic dynamic
equilibrium and changes in its environment beyond the level of anticipated fluctuations. Over …

The biological and psychological basis of pet therapy/animal-assisted therapy and what this
means for practice" A comprehensive, scientific foundation for human-animal …

The aim of our study was to examine the influence of dyadic attachment, owner and dog
personality, and owner gender on stress hormone dynamics in owner–dog dyads. We …

Stress responses within dyads are modulated by interactions such as mutual emotional
support and conflict. We investigated dyadic psychobiological factors influencing intra …

Foraging individuals may use either personal information derived from their own previous
experience or social information obtained vicariously. When resources are unpredictable …

Social interactions are a ubiquitous feature of the lives of vertebrate species. These may be
cooperative or competitive, and shape the dynamics of social systems, with profound effects …

Simply observing other individuals interacting has been shown to affect subsequent
behaviour and also hormones in 'bystander'individuals. However, immediate physiological …

The highly synchronized formations that characterize schooling in fish and the flight of
certain bird groups have frequently been explained as reducing energy expenditure. I …

The flock of greylag geese established by Konrad Lorenz in Austria in 1973 has become an
influential model animal system and one of the few worldwide with complete life-history data …