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Behavioral and adrenocortical responses to environmental changes in leopard cats
PaperCarlstead, Brown and Seidensticker conducted an early, influential study using non-invasive hormone measures on small felids. They manipulated the housing of leopard cats, adding and removing hiding p…
Carlstead K, Brown JL, Seidensticker J · Zoo Biology · 1993
Factors influencing reproductive success in small captive exotic felids
PaperMellen surveyed husbandry across many institutions holding small exotic cats and used multiple regression to identify which factors predicted breeding success. Strikingly, the strongest predictors wer…
Mellen JD · Zoo Biology · 1991
Research overview: hiding places, refuges and visual barriers as felid welfare requirements
OverviewThe ability to hide and break line of sight is a core feline coping mechanism, and a recurring finding across both small wild cats and domestic cats is that providing refuges reduces stress hormones a…
Research overview: validating faecal cortisol metabolite assays in captive felids
OverviewFaecal glucocorticoid metabolite monitoring is the workhorse of felid stress research because it avoids the confound of capture and restraint, but it requires species-specific validation to be meaning…
The influence of food presentation on the behavior of small cats in confined environments
PaperShepherdson, Carlstead, Mellen and Seidensticker tested whether changing how food is presented could enrich the behaviour of small captive cats. Instead of single predictable meals, they provided food…
Shepherdson DJ, Carlstead K, Mellen JD, Seidensticker J · Zoo Biology · 1993