Anthrozoology Research Group

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Rohlf, V.I., Toukhsati, S.R., Coleman, G.J., & Bennett, P.C. (in press). Addressing dog obesity: can dog owners’ feeding and exercise intentions and behaviours be predicted from attitudes? Under consideration by Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, accepted May 2009.
2. King, T., Marston, L.C., & Bennett, P.C. (2009). Describing the ideal Australian companion dog. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 120(1-2), 84-93.
3. Marston, L.C., Bennett, P.C., & Toukhsati, S.R. (2009). Admissions of Cats to Animal Welfare Shelters in Melbourne, Australia, Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 12(3), 189-213.
4. Kerswell, K.J., Bennett, P.C., Butler, K.L. & Hemsworth, P.H. (2009). The relationship of adult morphology and early social signalling of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris). Behavioural Processes, 81, 376-382.
5. Kerswell, K.J., Bennett, P.C., Butler, K.L. & Hemsworth, P.H. (2009). Self-reported comprehension ratings of dog behavior by puppy owners. Anthrozoös, 22(2), 183-193.
6. Ley, J., Bennett, P.C., & Coleman, G.J. (2009). A refinement and validation of the Monash Canine Personality Questionnaire (MCPQ). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 116, 220-227.
7. Ley, J.M., McGreevy, P., & Bennett, P.C. (2009). Inter-rater and test-retest reliability of the Monash Canine Personality Questionnaire-Revised (MCPQ-R). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 119, 85-90.
8. Ley, J. Bennett, P.C., & Coleman, G. (2008). Personality dimensions that emerge in companion canines. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 100, 305-317.
9. Bennett, P.C., Cooper, N., Rohlf, V.I., & Mornement, K. (2007). Factors influencing owner satisfaction with companion dog training services. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 10(3), 217-241.
10. Bennett, P.C., & Rohlf, V.I. (2007). Owner-companion dog interactions: relationships between demographic variables, potentially problematic behaviours, training engagement and shared activities. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 102, 65-84.
11. Ley, J., & Bennett, P.C. (2007). Understanding personality by understanding companion dogs. Anthrozoos, 20(2), 113-124.
12. Toukhsati, S.R., Bennett, P.C., & Coleman, G.J. (2007). Behaviours and attitudes towards semi-owned cats. Anthrozoos, 20(2), 131-142.
13. Dwyer, F., Bennett, P.C., & Coleman, G.C. (2006). Development of the Monash Dog Owners Relationship Scale (M-DORS). Anthrozoos 19(3), 243-256.
14. Bennett, P.C. Ong, B., & Ponsford, J. (2005). Assessment of executive dysfunction following traumatic brain injury: comparison of the ‘BADS’ with other neuropsychological measures. Journal of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 11, 606-613.
15. Bennett, P.C., Ong, B., & Ponsford, J. (2005). Measuring executive dysfunction in a rehabilitation setting using the Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX). Journal of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 11, 1-10.
16. Marston L.C., Bennett P.C., & Coleman G.J. (2005). Adopting shelter dogs – owner experiences of the first month post-adoption. Anthrozoos, 18(4), 358-378.
17. Marston L.C., Bennett P.C., & Coleman G.J. (2005). What happens to shelter dogs? Part 2. Comparing three Melbourne welfare shelters for nonhuman animals. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 8(1), 25-45.
18. Rohlf, V., & Bennett, P.C. (2005). Perpetration Induced Traumatic Stress (PITS) in persons who euthanize nonhuman animals in veterinary surgeries, animal shelters and animal laboratories. Society and Animals, Society and Animals, 13(3), 200-219.
19. Marston, L. C., Bennett, P.C., & Coleman, G. J. (2004). What happens to shelter dogs? An analysis of data for one year from three Australian Shelters. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 7(1), 27-47
20. Bennett, P.C., Moutsoulas, P., Lawen, A., & Ng, K. T. (2003). Novel effects on memory observed following lateralized intracranial administration of phosphatase inhibitors and peptidyl prolyl cis/trans isomerase inhibitors. Brain Research, 988, 56-68.
21. Bennett, P.C., & Perini, E. (2003). Tail docking in dogs: can attitude change be achieved? Australian Veterinary Journal, 81(5), 277-282.
22. Bennett, P.C., & Perini, E. (2003), Tail docking in dogs: a review of the issues. Australian Veterinary Journal, 81(4), 208-218.
23. Marston, L. C., & Bennett, P.C. (2003). Reforging the bond -towards successful canine adoption. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 83(3), 227-245.
24. Wilson, F., Dwyer, F., & Bennett, P.C. (2003). Prevention of dog bites: Evaluation of a brief educational intervention program for preschool children. Journal of Community Psychology, 31(1), 75-86.
25. Bennett, P.C., Schmidt, L., Lawen, A., Moutsoulas, P., & Ng, K.T. (2002). Cyclosporin A, FK506 and rapamycin produce multiple, temporally distinct, effects on memory following single-trial, passive avoidance training in the chick. Brain Research, 927, 180-194.
26. Bennett, P.C., Zhao, W. Q., & Ng, K. T. (2001). Concentration-dependent effects of protein phosphatase (PP) inhibitors implicate PP1 and PP2A in different stages of memory formation. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 75, 91-110.
27. Bennett, P.C., Singaretnam, L.G., Zhao, W.Q., Lawen, A., & Ng, K.T. (1998). Peptidyl-prolyl-cis/trans-isomerase activity may be necessary for memory formation. FEBS Letters, 431, 386-390.
28. Zhao, W.Q., Feng, H., Bennett, P., & Ng, K.T. (1997). Inhibition of intermediate-term memory following passive avoidance training in neonate chicks by a presynaptic cholinergic blocker. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 67, 207-203.
29. Bennett, P.C., Zhao, W.Q., Lawen, A., & Ng, K.T. (1996). Cyclosporin A, an inhibitor of calcineurin, impairs memory formation in day-old chicks. Brain Research, 730, 107-117.
30. Zhao, W.Q., Bennett, P.C., Rickard, N., Sedman, G.L., Gibbs, M.E., & Ng, K.T. (1996). The involvement of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase in memory formation in day-old chicks. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 66, 24-35.
31. Zhao, W.Q., Bennett, P.C., & Ng, K.T. (1995). The impairment of long-term memory formation by the phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid. Brain Research Bulletin, 36, 557-561.