C. A. F. Wascher

Assessing cats' (Felis catus) sensitivity to human pointing gestures

This study replicates findings that cats respond to human pointing gestures, showing they can follow both ipsilateral and cross-body pointing cues.

Learning and motor inhibitory control in crows and domestic chickens

This study compares motor inhibitory control and reversal learning between crows and chickens, finding crows outperform chickens in motor control but similar performance in learning flexibility.

Observation of female-male mounting in the carrion crow

The paper reports an observation of female-male mounting in a captive carrion crow, highlighting the need for more systematic study of non-conceptive socio-sexual behaviors.

Delay of gratification in non-human animals: A review of inter-specific variation in performance

This paper reviews inter-specific variation in delay of gratification performance across non-human animals and highlights inconsistencies in experimental designs and species coverage.

Association between social factors and gastrointestinal parasite product excretion in a group of non-cooperatively breeding carrion crows

This study examines how social factors like group size and dominance rank affect gastrointestinal parasite excretion in captive carrion crows, finding lower-ranking individuals excrete more parasite oocysts.

Affiliative social relationships and coccidian oocyst excretion in a cooperatively breeding bird species

The study examines if social relationships in carrion crows affect parasite excretion, finding that strong bonds reduce coccidian oocyst excretion.

Individual Behavioral and Physiological Responses During Different Experimental Situations - Consistency over Time and Effects of Context

This study examines individual behavioral and physiological responses in horses during different experimental contexts, finding correlations between stress behaviors and heart rate increases in novel object tests, but not in feeding contexts.