title: Personality types in Budgerigars, Melopsittacus undulatus.
abstract: The current study further characterized personality types in Budgerigars, an avian model that only recently demonstrated individual consistencies in behavior (Callicrate et al., 2011). Several methodological techniques, commonly used in previous examinations of other animal models, were employed. Specifically, Phase I assessed the relationship between Budgerigar personality types and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) activity, while Phase II sought to examine the persistence of individual behavioral tendencies across varying testing contexts. In comparison to other species, our findings failed to illustrate a clear relationship between Budgerigar personality types and concentrations of corticosterone. However, results provided significant evidence for the consistency of personalities across multiple contexts. In sum, our investigation further defined the expression of personality in the Budgerigar and substantiated the claim for individual tendencies in this species.
authors.affiliation: Saint Joseph's University, Department of Psychology, 5600 City Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19131, USA. Electronic address: 2011mrd@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Duggan
authors.affiliation: Saint Joseph's University, Department of Biology, 5600 City Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19131, USA. Electronic address: jlee04@sju.edu.
authors.forename: Julia Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee-Soety
authors.affiliation: Saint Joseph's University, Department of Psychology, 5600 City Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19131, USA. Electronic address: mander06@sju.edu.
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000032:analysis; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D046408:Melopsittacus; D010551:Personality; D012919:Social Behavior; D012934:Social Isolation
chemical_list: D003345:Corticosterone
keywords: Budgerigar; Corticosterone; Melopsittacus undulatus; Personality