Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology最新文献

{"title":"Impact of climatic variability on growth performance of Fogera cattle in Northwestern Ethiopia","authors":"M. Abera, Mitiku Eshetu, Y. Mummed, F. Pilla, Z. Wondifraw","doi":"10.31893/jabb.21037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.21037","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37772,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69770767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Behavior of horses kept in different types of stalls in the semiarid region of Minas Gerais, Brazil","authors":"M. D. Costa, C. C. S. Carvalho, W. F. G. Ribas, V. M. Gomes, Alvimara Félix dos Reis, Sara Guedes de Paula, V. R. Rocha Júnior, Ricardo Rodielle Rodrigues Gomes, F. P. Monção","doi":"10.31893/jabb.21039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.21039","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37772,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69770863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Thermal homeostasis in the newborn puppy: behavioral and physiological responses","authors":"Brenda Reyes-Sotelo, D. Mota-Rojas, J. Martínez-Burnes, A. Olmos-Hernández, I. Hernández-Ávalos, Nancy José, A. Casas-Alvarado, Jocelyn Gómez, P. Mora-Medina","doi":"10.31893/jabb.21012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.21012","url":null,"abstract":"the newborn puppy's thermoregulating capacity is deficient, and many of the physiological processes for survival depend on this capacity. Severe modifications in body temperature can lead to hypothermia in a few hours. Hence, the first 24 to 72 h of life correspond to the highest risk time, in which the newborn can course with moderate to severe hypothermia because the shivering reflexes and vasoconstriction mechanisms are not yet developed in the newborn of this species. Temperature stabilization is reached up to the 18th day of age. However, the colostrum's adequate consumption could provide a high energy supply, contributing to a fast recovery of temperature and, consequently, to a high survival rate. This review aims to analyze the factors that affect thermoregulation of the newborn puppy, the physiological and behavioral responses, as well as to discuss the influence of the colostrum as an energy source and production of heat to face hypothermia, aside from discussing recent scientific findings of infrared thermography (IRT) used to assess the thermal response of the newborn puppy to cope with hypothermia.","PeriodicalId":37772,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69770359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Animal and vegetation biodiversity of Moroccan Wetlands: a review of current knowledge and priorities for future research and conservation","authors":"Said El Falah, I. Mansouri, Wafae Squalli, D. Ousaaid, Abdelbari El Agy, M. Dakki","doi":"10.31893/jabb.21016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.21016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37772,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69770576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Optimization of some environmental and nutritional conditions using microtiter plate for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation","authors":"Shaymaa Fouad Rasheed Al-Khazraji, M. A. R. Al-Maeni","doi":"10.31893/jabb.21036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.21036","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37772,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69770706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Climate impacts on reproductive performance of Romanov sheep in the moderate climate","authors":"D. Đuričić, A. Dobos, J. Grbavac, Charlotte Stiles, Iva Bacan, Ž. Vidas, F. Marković, P. Kočila, M. Samardžija","doi":"10.31893/jabb.22001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.22001","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to investigate the climatological impacts of air temperature, sunshine duration, and rain precipitation, in a moderate climate, on the reproductive performance of Romanov sheep in the continental part of Croatia, during two consecutive years (2019-2020). Our study included 549 matings with 520 successful conceptions at 5 Romanov sheep farms, and the fertility rate was 94.72%. The percentage of lambs delivered in winter was 53.27% (n = 277), in spring 20.19% (n = 105), in summer 14.23% (n = 74) and 12.31% in autumn (n = 64). According to percentile ranks and classification ratings, thermal conditions have been described as very warm (during 2019-2020), while precipitation conditions, expressed in percentiles, were wet (during 2019) but dry (during 2020) for this region. The peak of sexual activity was from mid-August until October in 2019 and from the end of August to November in 2020 for Romanov sheep in northwestern (NW) Croatia. A Kruskal-Wallis test showed a statistically significant difference in the number of pregnant ewes during the different mating seasons in the year (p < 0.001). Therefore, we can assume that air temperature, precipitation volume, and sunshine duration during the different seasons could impact the reproductive performance of Romanov sheep in a moderate climate.","PeriodicalId":37772,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69770919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Toxic impacts of a mixture of three pesticides on the reproduction and oxidative stress in male rats","authors":"Narimene Bouabdallah, L. Mallem, C. Abdennour, A. Chouabbia, Mohamed Tektak","doi":"10.31893/jabb.22004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.22004","url":null,"abstract":"The present study investigated the toxic effect of a mixture of three pesticides (cypermethrin, mancozeb, and metalaxyl) on reproduction and oxidative stress parameters in male Wistar rats. Animals were treated at doses 1/60, 1/30, and 1/10 LD50 of each pesticide daily in the diet for 08 weeks. At the end of the treatment period, animals were sacrificed by decapitation. The results indicate a decrease in the absolute weight of testes and epididymis, the serum of testosterone hormone, and cholesterol levels. These parameters were significant reduced in males exposed to the mixed pesticides. A reduction in sperm concentration, motility, and viability also was observed. Besides, the ingestion of mixed pesticides at all three concentrations caused a significant decrease in GSH, GPx levels and an increase in MDA levels compared to the control group. This was accompanied by histopathological changes in testis and epididymis of rats such as seminiferous tubules degeneration, decreasing number of spermatogenic cells, edema, expansion of interstitial spaces, cell necrosis, and reducing the diameter of the epididymal tube compared to the control group. Thus, we strongly suggest that the mixture of pesticides causes damages to the male reproductive system.","PeriodicalId":37772,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69771134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hypothermia in newly born piglets: Mechanisms of thermoregulation and pathophysiology of death","authors":"D. Villanueva-García, D. Mota-Rojas, J. Martínez-Burnes, A. Olmos-Hernández, P. Mora-Medina, Cynthia Salmerón, Jocelyn Gómez, Luciano Boscato, O. Gutiérrez-Pérez, V. Cruz, Brenda Reyes, M. Gonzalez-Lozano","doi":"10.31893/JABB.21001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31893/JABB.21001","url":null,"abstract":"Mortality in piglets during the perinatal period, especially the first days after birth, is frequently caused by non infectious conditions, such as hypoglucemia or low birth weight, which can be associated with hypothermia experienced at birth. The thermal stability of newborn piglets is a fundamental aspect of neonatal care, so maintaining a constant, ideal temperature will substantially reduce newborn mortality. Species-specific characteristics, such as a limited capacity for thermoregulation, low energy reserves, a lack of brown adipose tissue (BAT) (-, and environmental conditions that are adverse for the piglet around the time of birth, including the absence of a microclimate, all of them contribute to difficulties in reaching thermal homeostasis in the first hours post-birth. Shivering thermogenesis and behavioral modifications to regulate body temperature through innate mechanisms allow animals to reduce their energy expenditures. Some body postures are effective in reducing contact with the floor and also nestling are useful to avoid heat loss, and also decreases heat dissipation. Achieving optimal development of thermoregulation is a challenge that newborns must confront to successfully adapt to extrauterine life. The objectives of this review, are to discuss the adverse factors that can lead to a death event due to hypothermia by analyzing the thermoregulation mechanisms at the central and cutaneous levels, also to analyze the harmful impacts that surviving neonate piglets confront in an unfavorable thermal environment, and to describe the pathophysiological mechanisms of death caused by hypothermia.(AU)","PeriodicalId":37772,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69770249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Variation of sexual behavior of photo-stimulated bucks during the transition from winter to spring in the semi-arid climate of Mexico","authors":"L. Sifuentes, M. J. Peiró, R. Ulloa-Arvizu, G. Duarte, Pablo I. Sifuentes-Lamónt, I. G. Fernández","doi":"10.31893/jabb.21014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.21014","url":null,"abstract":"Sheep and goat production takes place under unsuitable climate conditions, where 28 animals are more susceptible to high temperatures. The objectives of this study were to 29 determine, i) whether sexual behavior of photo-stimulated bucks varies through 24 h/day 30 in March and April and, ii) whether the environmental temperature and the relative 31 humidity affect their expression. Six bucks were submitted to artificial long days (16 h 32 light and 8 h darkness per day/2.5 months). Bucks were exposed to ovariectomized 33 females once a week during the non-breeding period and sexual behavior was recorded 34 for 15 min at 2 h intervals along 24 h/day. The environmental temperature, relative 35 humidity, temperature-humidity index (THI), and body temperature were recorded in 36 each behavior test. Plasma testosterone, sexual behavior, environmental temperature, 37 relative humidity, and body temperature were analyzed using Generalized Estimation 38 Equations. Plasma testosterone showed a significant difference over the experimental 39 period ( P &lt; 0.001). The highest frequency of nudging and anogenital sniffing was at 08:00 40 h ( P &lt; 0.001); flehmen and penis unsheathed were variable ( P &lt; 0.001). The highest 41 environmental temperature and the lowest relative humidity were registered from 14:00 42 to 18:00 h ( P &lt; 0.001). The highest body temperature was at 18:00 h and the lowest was 43 at 06:00 h ( P &lt; 0.001). The highest THI &gt;77 was recorded at 16:00 h. In conclusion, 44 photo-stimulated bucks showed a variation of sexual behavior through 24 h/day exposed 45 to ovariectomized females, and these sexual activities were affected by the high 46 environmental temperature and the low relative humidity throughout the study. Our results show that photo-stimulated bucks increased plasma testosterone 295 concentration during March and April as was previously reported by Delgadillo et al 296 (2002), in contrast to untreated bucks which do not present high testosterone secretion 297 during the natural sexual rest (Delgadillo et al 2002). Furthermore, photo-stimulated 298 bucks during the same breeding season increased the level of plasma testosterone even 299 without exposing them to females (Ponce et al 2014). The present results show that our 300 photo-stimulated bucks, sexual behaviors such as nudging and anogenital sniffing were 301 negatively affected by the high environmental temperature. These sexual behaviors 302 stimulate female sexual behavior (Fernández et al 2018). In the current study in March 303 and April from 10:00 to 18:00, a THI between 71-77 units was recorded. In fact, in animal 304 production, the thermal-neutral zone is considered with a THI &lt;70, in these conditions 305 the animal feels more comfortable and is more efficient, whereas a THI of 71-78 units 306 indicates that the animals are in a state of alert, and a THI 79-83 indicates a danger 307 category (Du Preez 2000). Likewise, heat stress occurs when these animals are exposed 3","PeriodicalId":37772,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69770511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Temporal variations in the air, soil, and fiddler crab (Austruca perplexa) burrow temperatures in southern Thailand","authors":"U. Kuhapong, F. Tina, Kiadtisak Limsakun, Suranan Watthanaphong, Ekapote Luckban, Teethat Piyakun","doi":"10.31893/jabb.21013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.21013","url":null,"abstract":"Fiddler crabs are intertidal organisms and they live on various habitats such as muddy sandy flats, salt marshes, and mangrove swamps (Crane 1975). They are among the most abundant organisms in their habitats and their densities may exceed 50 crabs/m (Bertness and Miller 1984; McCraith et al 2003; Tina et al 2015a, b). Both males and females construct burrows and stay inside the burrows during high tide (Tina et al 2015 a, b). They are active on the surface and show various activities (e.g., feeding, fighting, waving, burrowing, grooming, etc.) during low tide (Tina et al 2016, 2019, Tina 2020; Tina and Muramatsu, 2020). Their burrowing activity is very important for their habitats since it promotes soil aeration and thus oxidizes hydrogen sulphide. Hydrogen sulphide inhibits plant growth by affecting their nitrogen uptake and growth (Howarth and Teal 1979; Bradley and Morris 1990; Koch et al 1990; Wiessner et al 2005). Crab burrowing activity also reduces salinity by increasing water flow through the sediments. A higher salinity level negatively affects the growth and productivity of mangroves (McKee 1993; Sylla et al 1996; Twilley and Chen 1998). For these reasons, fiddler crabs are known as ecosystem engineers in their habitats (see Jones et al 1994; Kristensen 2008). Moreover, burrows have several advantages for the fiddler crabs. They provide shelters from predators and environmental extremes (e.g., very high or low temperature), they provide water for physiological needs, and they act as sites for moulting and breeding (Crane 1975; Christy 1982, 1987; Keeratipattarakarn et al 2020). The intertidal animals live in a dry and open environment and face several environmental constraints (Chapman and Underwood 1996; Thurman 1998; Somero 2002; Schneider 2008; Miller et al 2009; Allen et al 2012). Among these environmental constraints, temperature is the most important since it affects their behaviour, physiology, growth, and reproduction (Weinstein 1998; Ruscoe et al 2004; Resgalla et al 2007; Allen et al 2012). In the case of fiddler crabs, very high or very low temperature affects their metabolic rates, heart rates, haemolymph osmolality, muscle hydration, ovarian development, and egg hatching success (Vernberg and Vernberg 1966; Eshky et al 1995; Matsumasa and Murai 2005; Colpo and López-Greco 2017; Principe et al 2018; Chou et al 2019). They have developed several physiological, morphological, and behavioural adaptations for dealing with the very high or low temperature (Eshky et al 1995; Thurman 1998; Yoder et al 2005; Levinton et al 2015; da Silva Vianna et al 2020). Moreover, their burrows act as a refuge through maintaining a suitable temperature when the outside temperature is very high or low (Powers and Cole, 1976; Wolfrath, 1992; Keeratipattarakarn et al 2020). Suitable burrow temperature is not only important for the Abstract Fiddler crabs live in an intertidal habitat and face several environmental constraints. Extreme environmental ","PeriodicalId":37772,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology","volume":"27 5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69770411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}