Assistant Professor

Animal Behavior and Well-Being

Publications

Papers Published or In Press

1. Hess, S.E., S. Rohr, B.D. Dufour, B.N. Gaskill, E.A. Pajor and J.P. Garner. 2008. Home improvement: C57BL/6 mice given more naturalistic nesting materials build better nests. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. (in press).

2. Howerton, C.L., J.P. Garner and J.A. Mench. (2008). Effects of a running wheel-igloo enrichment on aggression, hierarchy linearity, and stereotypy in group-housed male CD-1 (ICR) mice. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. (preprint online)

3. Kanaan, V.T., D.L. Lay, B.T. Richert, J.P. Garner and E.A. Pajor. (2008). A note on the effects of co-mingling piglet litters on pre-weaning growth, injuries and responses to behavioural tests. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 110(3-4): 386-391.

4. Stein, D.J., J.P. Garner, N.J. Keuthen, M.E. Franklin, J. Walkup, D.W. Woods and Trichotillomania Learning Center Scientific Advisory Board. (2007). Trichotillomania, Stereotypic Movement Disorder, and Related Disorders. Current Psychiatry Reports 9: 301-302

5. Gustafson, L.A., H.-W. Cheng, J.P. Garner, E.A. Pajor and J.A. Mench. (2007). The effects of different bill-trimming methods on the well-being of Pekin ducks. Poultry Science 86(9): 1831-1839.

6. Würbel, H. and J. P. Garner (2007). "Refinement of rodent research though environmental enrichment and systematic randomization." NC3Rs 9: 1-9.

7. Gustafson, L. A., H.-W. Cheng, J.P. Garner, E.A. Pajor, and J.A. Mench. (2007). "Effects of bill-trimming Muscovy ducks on behavior, body weight gain, and bill morphopathology." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 103(1-2): 59-74.

8. Garner, J.P., C.M. Thogerson, H. Würbel, J.D. Murray and J.A. Mench (2006). "Animal Neuropsychology: Validation of the Intra-Dimensional Extra-Dimensional set shifting task in mice." Behavioural Brain Research 173 (1): 53-61.

9. Miller, K. A., J. P. Garner, and J.A. Mench (2006). "Is fearfulness a stable and consistent trait that is measurable using behavioural tests?" Animal Behaviour 71 (6): 1323-1334.

10. Garner, J.P., C.L. Meehan, T.R. Famula and J.A. Mench (2006). "Genetic, environmental, and neighbor effects on the severity of stereotypies and feather picking in Orange-winged Amazon parrots (Amazona amazonica): an epidemiological study." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 96 (1-2): 153-168.

11. Shields, S.J., J.P. Garner, and J.A. Mench (2005). "Effect of sand and wood shavings bedding on the behavior of broiler chickens." Poultry Science 84 (12): 1816-1824.

12. Miller, K. A., J. P. Garner, et al. (2005). "The test-retest reliability of four behavioural tests of fearfulness for quail: a critical evaluation." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 92 (1-2): 113-127.

13. Garner, J. P. (2005). "Stereotypies and other Abnormal Repetitive Behaviors: potential impact on validity, reliability, and replicability of scientific outcomes." ILAR Journal 46(2): 106-117.

14. Shields, S. J., J. P. Garner, et al. (2004). "Dustbathing by broiler chickens: a comparison of preference for four different substrates." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 87(1-2): 69-82.

15. Meehan, C. L., J. P. Garner, et al. (2004). "Environmental enrichment and cage stereotypy in Orange-winged Amazon parrots (Amazona amazonica): insights into developmental processes." Developmental Psychobiology 44: 209-218.

16. Garner, J. P., B. Dufour, et al. (2004). "Social and husbandry factors affecting the prevalence and severity of barbering ('whisker trimming') in laboratory mice." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 89(3-4): 263-282.

17. Garner, J. P., S. M. Weisker, et al. (2004). "Barbering (fur and whisker trimming) by laboratory mice as a model of human trichotillomania and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders." Comparative Medicine 54(2): 216-224.

18. Davis, E., N. Down, et al. (2004). "Stereotypical Behavior: A LAREF Discussion." Laboratory Primate Newsletter 43(4): 3-4.

19. Chu, L., J. P. Garner, et al. (2004). "A behavioral comparison of New Zealand White rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) housed individually or in pairs in standard laboratory cages." Applied Animal Behaviour Science Vol 85(1-2): 121-139.

20. Barley, J. B., K. A. Cheryy, et al. (2004). "Water leakage in rodent cages: A discussion by the Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum." Animal Technology & Welfare 3: 111-114.

21. Baker, K., S. Banjanin, et al. (2004). "Self-injurious Biting in Laboratory Animals: A Discussion." Laboratory Primate Newsletter 43(2): 11-12.

22. Meehan, C. L., J. P. Garner, et al. (2003). "Isosexual pair housing improves the welfare of young Amazon parrots." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 80(1): 73-88.

23. Garner, J. P., G. Mason, et al. (2003). "Stereotypic route-tracing in experimentally-caged songbirds correlates with general behavioural disinhibition." Animal Behaviour 66(4): 711-727.

24. Garner, J. P., C. L. Meehan, et al. (2003). "Stereotypies in caged parrots, schizophrenia and autism: evidence for a common mechanism." Behavioural Brain Research 145(1-2): 125-134.

25. Garner, J. P., C. Falcone, et al. (2002). "Reliability and validity of a modified gait scoring system and its use in assessing tibial dyschondroplasia in broilers." British Poultry Science 43(3): 355-363.

26. Garner, J. P. and G. J. Mason (2002). "Evidence for a relationship between cage stereotypies and behavioural disinhibition in laboratory rodents." Behavioural Brain Research 136(1): 83-92.

27. Macdonald, D. W., T. E. Tew, et al. (2000). "Arable habitat use by wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus). 3. A farm-scale experiment on the effects of crop rotation." Journal of Zoology (London) 250(3): 313-320.

28. Fraley, R. C., J. P. Garner, et al. (2000). "Adult attachment and the defensive regulation of attention and memory: Examining the role of preemptive and postemptive defensive processes." Journal of Personality & Social Psychology 79(5): 816-826.

29. Garner, J. P., G. K. Taylor, et al. (1999). "On the origins of birds: the sequence of character acquisition in the evolution of avian flight." Proceedings of the Royal Society London, Series B 266(1425): 1259-1266.

30. Thomas, A. L. R. and J. P. Garner (1998). "Are birds dinosaurs?" Trends in Ecology & Evolution 13(4): 129-130.

31. Mason, G., J. Garner, et al. (1998). "Assessing animal priorities: future directions." Animal Behaviour 55(4): 1082-1083.

32. Mason, G., D. McFarland, et al. (1998). "A demanding task: using economic techniques to assess animal priorities." Animal Behaviour 55(4): 1071-1075.

33. Garner, J. P. and A. L. R. Thomas (1998). "Counting the fingers of birds and dinosaurs." Science 280: 355a.

Book Chapters

1. Garner, J. P. (2006). "Box 1.2. A Quick Systems Sketch of Brain and Behaviour, and the Key Systems Implicated in Stereotypies". Stereotypic Animal Behaviour: Fundamentals and Applications to Welfare. J. Rushen and G. Mason. Wallingford, England, UK, CABI: 8-9.

2. Garner, J. P. (2006). "Box 7.2. Direct–Indirect Pathway Organization, Modulation and Drug Effects". Stereotypic Animal Behaviour: Fundamentals and Applications to Welfare. J. Rushen and G. Mason. Wallingford, England, UK, CABI: 209.

3. Garner, J. P. (2006). "Box 10.2. Implications of Recognizing Mechanistic Differences in Abnormal Repetitive Behaviour". Stereotypic Animal Behaviour: Fundamentals and Applications to Welfare. J. Rushen and G. Mason. Wallingford, England, UK, CABI: 293-294.

4. Garner, J. P. (2006). "Ch 5. Perseveration and stereotypy - systems-level insights from clinical psychology". Stereotypic Animal Behaviour: Fundamentals and Applications to Welfare. J. Rushen and G. Mason. Wallingford, England, UK, CABI.

5. Mason, G.J, J.J. Cooper and J.P. Garner. 1997. Models of motivation and the experimental assessment of animal priorities. Animal Choices. J.M. Forbes. Penicuik, Scotland, British Society of Animal Science. 20: 9-17.

Edited Books

1. Garner, J.P., Mench, J.A. and Heekin, S. (2001). Proceedings of the 35th International Congress of the ISAE. Davis, California, USA: Center For Animal Welfare, UC Davis. 274 pages.