There have been few telemetry studies on large and medium-sized mammals from Neotropical lowland forests. This can partly be explained by the difficulty of tracking animals with radio-telemetry in these forests, often in remote areas with poor access due to limited transportation infrastructure. Researchers have been forced to follow their collared animals by aeroplane (Crawshaw 1995, Fragoso 1...

During disease or toxin challenges, the behavioral activities of grazing animals alter in response to adverse situations, potentially providing an indicator their welfare status. Behavioral changes such as feeding behavior, rumination and physical behavior well expressive can serve indicators animal health welfare. Sometimes are subtle occur gradually, often missed by infrequent visual monitori...

INTRODUCTION Kennel facilities are commonly acknowledged as a stressful environment for many domestic dogs (Canis familiaris). One therapeutic measure used to reduce anxiety in dogs is dog appeasing pheromone (DAP), which has been found effective in reducing stress-related behaviours in a number of contexts. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES A pilot study was conducted to assess whether DAP would reduce fr...

BACKGROUND This research examines the specific contribution of occupation and work organization conditions to alcohol use and misuse. It is based on a social-action model that takes into account agent personality, structures of daily life, and macro social structures. METHODS Data come from a representative sample of 10,155 workers in Quebec, Canada. Multinomial regression models corrected fo...

BACKGROUND Reduced mouth opening may be a major contributing factor to the deterioration in the view obtained at laryngoscopy when a semi-rigid cervical collar is in place. We set out to assess the degree to which mouth opening is restricted by a cervical collar. METHODS We measured maximal inter-incisor distance in 52 volunteers. It was measured again after application of each of three appro...