From: IN%"olsson@ibmc.up.pt" "Anna Olsson" 5-MAR-2007 04:32:42.24 To: IN%"applied-ethology@usask.ca" CC: Subj: PhD position University of Copenhagen (Dorte Bratbo Soerensen) annonces a PhD position in laboratory animal welfare. For more information, please see http://www.applied-ethology.org/employment.htm Anna Olsson Dr Anna Olsson Researcher Laboratory Animal Science group http://www.ibmc.up.pt/group.php?area=4&grupo=18 Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology - IBMC Rua Campo Alegre 823 4150-180 Porto, Portugal Phone +351 22 607 4900 Fax +351 22 6099157 From: IN%"simon@gadbois.org" "Simon Gadbois" 8-MAR-2007 20:01:32.02 To: IN%"Applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca" "Applied Ethology List", IN%"applied-ethology@usask.ca" CC: Subj: Call for Abstracts: International Ethological Conference Dear Ethologists, Call for Abstracts International Ethological Conference Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 15-23 August 2007 The deadline for abstract submission has been extended until Saturday =20= March 24 2007. IEC 2007's web site: http://iec2007.psychology.dal.ca/iec2007/Home.html Registration and abstract submission site: https://=20 www.esecureshop.com/registration/iec2007/index.asp We have an exciting set of plenary speakers and symposia, as listed =20 below. Hope to see you in Nova Scotia in August! Regards, Richard Brown Simon Gadbois Leslie Phillmore and other members of the Local Organizing Committee IEC Plenary Speakers Opening Public lecture: Hal Whitehead, Dalhousie University, Canada. "Adventures of a marine mammalogist in the study of whale language =20 and culture" Plenary lectures: Patrick Bateson, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, England "Developmental Plasticity and Epigenetics". Pat Monaghan, University of Glasgow, Scotland. "Growth, lifespan and life history trade-offs" Elisabetta Visalberghi, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della =20 Cognizione, Rome, Italy "Behavioral, cognitive and ecological factors affecting tool use in =20 wild capuchin monkeys" Atsushi Iriki, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan. =93Brain mechanism for development and evolution of monkey tool-use as =20= a latent precursor of human intelligence=94 Roger T. Hanlon, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, USA "Masters of optical illusion: the neuroethology of rapid adaptive =20 camouflage and communication in cephalopods" Horst Bleckmann, Institut f=FCr Zoologie der Universit=E4t Bonn, = Germany. "Neuroethology of Sensory Systems" Rui Oliveira, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Lisboa, =20 Portugal "=46rom hormones to behavior and back: androgens, social context and =20 competition". Hanna Kokko, University of Helsinki, Finland "Love and hatred in a world of feedback" Sara J. Shettleworth, University of Toronto, Canada =93Cognitive ethology in the 21st century=94 Marian Stamp Dawkins, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, =20 England "The scientific basis for assessing suffering in animals" Robert L. Trivers, Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University, USA =93Human Ethology / Genes in Conflict: The Biology of Selfish Genetic =20= Elements=94 Maydianne Andrade, Department of Life Sciences, University of =20 Toronto, Canada. "Sexual selection and the evolution of extreme reproductive strategies" Symposia titles and organisers =93Prospective cognition and future planning by animals=94 Nicola = Clayton =20 and Anthony Dickinson =93Integrative perspectives on animal contests=94 Ryan L. Early =93Behavioural epigenetics=94 Timothy Bredy =93Swarms of insects, fish, birds, and ungulates: models and empirical =20= data=94 Charlotte Hemelrijk =93Does paternal care require partner preference?=94 Katherine E. Wynne-=20= Edwards =93Maternal effects: evaluating maternal effects on the basis of =20 Tinbergen=92s four questions=94 Jeff Graves and Ton Groothuis =93Acoustic communication in noise=94 Peter J. B. Slater and Henrik = Brumm =93Uncertainty in animal cognition=94 Robert Biegler =93Social and cognitive convergence in vertebrates=94 Isabella Scheiber, = =20 Robyn Hudson, Kurt Kotrschal =93Social networks: Patterns=94 Jens Krause =93Social networks: Processes=94 David Lusseau =93Allonursing: an adaptive behavior in mammals?=94 Beatriz Zapata and =20= Luis Ebensperger =93Avian social cognition: Do birds think about other minds?=94 Nathan = J. =20 Emery and Shige Watanabe =93Developmental influences on behavioural phenotypes: implications for =20= animal welfare=94 Georgia Mason =93Physiology, Ethology, and Wildlife Conservation=94 Christina = Buesching =93Welfare assessment: new ideas=94 Donald Broom= From: IN%"GFLANNIGAN@triad.rr.com" 10-MAR-2007 06:58:15.63 To: IN%"applied-ethology@usask.ca" CC: Subj: Animal Welfare documentary "Beyond Closed Doors" by Hugh Dorigo. Has anyone seen this ducumentary?? The documenatry is about the science, ethics, and politics involved in farm animal welfare and interviews people likeTemple Grandin, Bernard Rollin, John Webster etc... I believe the documenatry is available free to Universities. The link to the website is www.sandgrainfilms.com which will show a preview. I wonder if it is one sided or does it give a balanced view? The preview looks a bit one sided. Gerry Gerrard Flannigan DVM, MSc. Diplomate, ACVB gflannigan@triad.rr.com From: IN%"jorighetti@optusnet.com.au" "Joanne Righetti" 14-MAR-2007 16:49:28.07 To: IN%"applied-ethology@usask.ca" CC: Subj: feline temperament testing Hi All, Can anyone point me in the direction of published articles on feline behaviour assessment? Any knowledge on temperament tests in regard to rehoming unwanted domestic cats would be fantastic. Regards, Joanne Dr Joanne Righetti Pet Problems Solved www.petproblemsolved.com From: IN%"siegford@msu.edu" "Janice M Siegford" 15-MAR-2007 07:22:55.38 To: IN%"jorighetti@optusnet.com.au" "Joanne Righetti" CC: IN%"applied-ethology@usask.ca" Subj: RE: feline temperament testing Hi Joanne, Attached is an article that my colleagues and I wrote on validating a feline temperament test. The references include other published work at the time of the article. If you'd like a copy of the test itself and the instructions, please let me know. Cheers, Janice Janice Siegford, MS, PhD, CAAAB Research Assistant Professor Animal Behavior and Welfare Group 1287C Anthony Hall Department of Animal Science Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 517-432-8212 office 517-432-1396 lab 517-353-1699 fax Joanne Righetti writes: > Hi All, > > Can anyone point me in the direction of published articles on feline > behaviour assessment? Any knowledge on temperament tests in regard to > rehoming unwanted domestic cats would be fantastic. > > Regards, > > Joanne > > > > Dr Joanne Righetti > Pet Problems Solved > www.petproblemsolved.com > > > > > Janice Siegford, MS, PhD, CAAAB Research Assistant Professor Animal Behavior and Welfare Group 1287C Anthony Hall Department of Animal Science Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 517-432-8212 office 517-432-1396 lab 517-353-1699 fax