ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025
Longitudinal Study on the Effect of Season and Weather on the Behaviour of Domestic Cats (
Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- PMTNet: A Part-Centric Missing-Aware Temporal Network for Cat Behavior Recognition in Unconstrained Videos.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Seroprevalence and Risk Factors ofVeterinary sciences · 2026Article
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Abstract
To date, little is known about seasonal changes in specific cat behaviours, and how these are affected by weather patterns. Using accelerometer data and a validated machine learning model, behaviours including being active, eating, grooming, littering, lying, scratching, sitting, and standing were quantified for seven research cats for a total of 13 weeks spread over one year, with weather data being collected simultaneously. Generalised linear mixed models were used to statistically test for seasonal differences in proportional behavioural data and how behaviour was affected by weather variables. Seasonal differences were found for time spent eating (
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