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Veterinary Ethology Lab
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The lab seeks to understand the natural behavior of mammals through pheromones and group behavior.
AboutAbout the lab
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The Veterinary Ethology Lab studies the natural behavior of mammals, working with laboratory rats, wild brown rats, and household animals.
In its rat research, the lab investigates the pheromones used for communication with other rats.
For wild brown rats, the lab studies both individual animals in the laboratory and groups in their actual habitats.
For household animals, the lab uses epidemiological methods to identify the factors that matter for preventing problem behaviors and improving the quality of veterinary care.
Key terms
- Pheromone
- A chemical substance with an odor that is released from the body to convey information to other members of the same species
- Neophobia
- The behavior of being wary of and avoiding things encountered for the first time or that are unfamiliar
- Epidemiology
- The study of large numbers of individuals to determine under what conditions diseases or behaviors are more likely to occur
NewsLab news
A paper summarizing research by undergraduate alumni has been accepted by Social Neuroscience
A collaborative exhibit co-created by Associate Professor Kiyokawa won the iF Design Award 2026
A paper summarizing the results of international collaborative research has been accepted by Scientific Reports
A paper summarizing research by alumni has been accepted by Applied Animal Behaviour Science
A paper by doctoral students and others has been accepted by Neuroscience
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to understand the natural behavior of mammals. Its research is built around three pillars: pheromone communication, wild rats, and problem behaviors in companion animals.
*Illustrative imageConversations between Group Members via Pheromones
The lab studies the "alarm pheromone" that rats use to signal anxiety and the "safety pheromone" that signals reassurance, investigating the full mechanism by which information is conveyed through smell. It also studies the "male effect pheromone" in Shiba goats and cattle.
*Illustrative imageBehavior and Ecology of Wild Rats
The lab pursues two lines of research in parallel: individual-level studies of brown rats and other species, focusing on neophobia (the avoidance of unfamiliar things), and group-level studies of rats living in city streets and on ranches.
*Illustrative imageProblem Behaviors in Companion Animals
The lab studies problem behaviors in dogs and cats, such as aggression and self-injury, combining ethology, genetics, and epidemiology to identify the underlying factors and to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of treatment.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Veterinary Ethology Lab consist of faculty, secretaries, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and project researchers and researchers.As of 2026
- ProfessorYukari TakeuchiPublications ↗
- Associate ProfessorKiyokawa YasushiPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorRyoko YamadaPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Laboratory rat” Anna Marchenkova / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Conversations between Group Members via Pheromones: “Wistar rat” Janet Stephens (photographer) / Public domain (cropped)
- Behavior and Ecology of Wild Rats: “Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) Drenthe 2” Charles J. Sharp / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Problem Behaviors in Companion Animals: “Cat and dog” Arantz / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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