Tessa E. Smith
University of Chester
37 Papers
346 Citations
Tessa E. Smith is an academic researcher from University of Chester. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Population. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 35 publications. Previous affiliations of Tessa E. Smith include University of Nebraska Omaha & AmeriCorps VISTA.
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Papers
Social correlates of testosterone and ornamentation in male mandrills
TL;DR: It is concluded that male facial redness is likely to represent an honest signal (to other males) of current androgen status, competitive ability and willingness to engage in fights and that females may also use this to assess male condition.
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Psychosocial stress and urinary cortisol excretion in marmoset monkeys (Callithrix kuhli).
Tessa E. Smith,Jeffrey A. French +1 more
TL;DR: Results show that urinary cortisol excretion is a valid and sensitive index of the HPA response to these stressors, and the marmoset HPA is differentially sensitive to rather subtle variations in stressors.
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Evidence that zoo visitors influence HPA activity in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyii rufiventris)
TL;DR: This study supports previous behavioural research that visitors have a meaningful impact on primates in zoos and increases the understanding of visitor effect by assessing the relationship between absolute visitor numbers and an aspect of the animals’ physiology.
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A novel scale of behavioural indicators of stress for use with domestic horses
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a scale of behavioural indicators of stress for the purpose of welfare assessment in stabled domestic horses. But their development has focused on behavioural reactions to stressful events (often induced), and little use of physiological measures has been made to underpin and validate the behavioural measures.
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Effects of Training on Stress-Related Behavior of the Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) in Relation to Coping With Routine Husbandry Procedures
TL;DR: The results suggest that locomotion, self-scratching, and scent marking are useful, noninvasive behavioral measures of stress and, thus, reduced welfare in the common marmoset.
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