A perspective on ungulate management and welfare assessment across the traditional zoo to large landscape spectrum

Authors: David M. Powell, Dan Beetem, RoxAnna Breitigan, Adam Eyres, Brandon Speeg

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: Five Domains, motivation, natural behavior

2023

Wing condition does not negatively impact time budget, enclosure usage, or social bonds in a flock of both full-winged and flight-restrained greater flamingos

Authors: Adam J. George, Paul E. Rose

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, enclosure usage, flamingo, pinioning, social network, welfare, zoo bird

2023

American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) weight gain in captivity and implications for captive reptile body condition

Authors: Faith Kruis, Madison Wallwork, Marisa Spain, Adam E Rosenblatt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: alligator, body condition, captivity

2022

Does the sound environment influence the behaviour of zoo-housed birds? A preliminary investigation of ten species across two zoos

Authors: Paul Rose, Adam Reed, Samantha Hurn, Alex Badman-King, Tom Rice

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: animal behaviour, soundscape, visitor effect, welfare, zoo sound

2022

Social structure and habitat design affect the impact of a novel feeding enrichment for alligators

Authors: Marisa Spain, Cayle Pearson, Adam E Rosenblatt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: alligator, animal welfare, enrichment, zoo

2022

Total Eclipse of the Zoo: Animal Behavior during a Total Solar Eclipse

Authors: Adam Hartstone-Rose, Edwin Dickinson, Lisa M Paciulli, Ashley R Deutsch, Leon Tran, Grace Jones, Kaitlyn C Leonard

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: anxiety, captive, light, weather, zoo

2020

The physiological function of oxytocin in humans and its acute response to human-dog interactions: A review of the literature

Authors: Lauren Powell, Adam J. Guastella, Paul McGreevy, Adrian Bauman, Kate M. Edwards, Emmanuel Stamatakis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: canine, cardiovascular, health, human–dog interaction, oxytocin, stress reactivity

2019

Cognitive bias and paw preference in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris)

Authors: Deborah L. Wells, Peter G. Hepper, Adam D. S. Milligan, Shanis Barnard

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: *animal cognition, *choice behavior, *cognitive bias, *lateral dominance, *preferences, animal sex differences, dogs, motor processes

2017

Effects of captivity on house mice behaviour in a novel environment: Implications for conservation practices

Authors: Stephanie K. Courtney Jones, Adam J. Munn, Phillip G. Byrne

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, captive breeding, captivity, phenotypic plasticity, reintroduction, transgenerational effects

2017

Changing Conceptions of Care Humanization of the Companion Animal-Human Relationship

Authors: R. Fox, N. R. Gee

Publication/Journal: Society & Animals

Keywords: alternative companionship, children, commercialization, companion animals, consumption, dollar veterinary care, family, humanization, medicalization, people, pet ownership, price, responsible companionship, sociology, tails, unconditional love, veterinary sciences

2016