Out of Sight, Out of Mind or Just Something in the Way? Visual Barriers Do Not Reduce Intraspecific Agonism in an All-Male Group of Nile Crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)

Authors: Austin Leeds, Alex Riley, Megan Terry, Marcus Mazorra, Lindsay Wick, Scott Krug, Kristen Wolfe, Ike Leonard, Andy Daneault, Andrew C Alba

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, crocodilian, evidence-based management, reptile behavior, reptile welfare, visual barriers, zoo exhibit design

2022

Monitoring water quality changes and ornamental fish behaviour during commercial transport

Authors: Myriam Vanderzwalmen, Jason McNeill, Dorine Delieuvin, Simona Senes, Daniel Sanchez-Lacalle, Carrie Mullen, Iain McLellan, Peter Carey, Donna Snellgrove, Andy Foggo

Publication/Journal: Aquaculture

Keywords: behaviour, fish pathogens, ornamental fishes, transport, water chemistry, welfare

2020

Behavioral repertoire assessment of Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris) with focus on thermoregulatory behavior

Authors: Judith A. Stryker, Jim L. Atkinson, Robert D. Brown, David Barney, J. Andy B. Robinson, Jay Duncan, Esther J. Finegan

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Biometeorology

Keywords: infrared thermography, microclimatic landscape design, panthera tigris, thermal comfort, thermoregulatory behavior

2019

Nutrition and health in amphibian husbandry

Authors: Gina M. Ferrie, Vance C. Alford, Jim Atkinson, Eric Baitchman, Diane Barber, William S. Blaner, Graham Crawshaw, Andy Daneault, Ellen Dierenfeld, Mark Finke, Greg Fleming, Ron Gagliardo, Eric A. Hoffman, William Karasov, Kirk Klasing, Elizabeth Koutsos, Julia Lankton, Shana R. Lavin, Andrew Lentini, Shannon Livingston, Brad Lock, Tom Mason, Alejandra McComb, Cheryl Morris, Allan P. Pessier, Francisco Olea-Popelka, Tom Probst, Carlos Rodriguez, Kristine Schad, Kent Semmen, Jamie Sincage, M. Andrew Stamper, Jason Steinmetz, Kathleen Sullivan, Scott Terrell, Nina Wertan, Catharine J. Wheaton, Brad Wilson, Eduardo V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquarium, disease, ex situ, husbandry, life stage, nutrition, pathology, population, research, vitamin, water, zoo

2014

Methods for reducing aggression

Authors: R. Daneault

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aggression, aza, workshop review

2012

Development of husbandry practices for the captive breeding of key largo woodrats (Neotoma floridana smalli)

Authors: Christina A. Alligood, Andre J. Daneault, Robert C. Carlson, Thomas Dillenbeck, Catharine J. Wheaton, Anne Savage

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, endangered species, management, rodent

2011

Anxiety and stress can predict pain perception following a cognitive stress

Authors: Marie Hoeger Bement, Andy Weyer, Manda Keller, April L. Harkins, Sandra K. Hunter

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: cortisol, mean arterial pressure, mental math, state anxiety

2010

Seasonal shifts in giant panda feeding behavior: relationships to bamboo plant part consumption

Authors: Rachel L. Hansen, Meghan M. Carr, Carolyn J. Apanavicius, Pingping Jiang, Heidi A. Bissell, Barbara L. Gocinski, Frances Maury, Marian Himmelreich, Sara Beard, John R. Ouellette, Andy J. Kouba

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: ailuropoda melanoleuca, bamboo, behavior, diet, giant panda, seasonal selection

2010

Diet composition, food intake, body condition, and fecal consistency in captive tapirs (Tapirus spp.) in UK collections

Authors: Marcus Clauss, Tamsin Wilkins, Andy Hartley, Jean-Michel Hatt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: diet survey, feeding, intake study, nutrition, tapir

2009

Pup development and maternal behavior in captive Key Largo woodrats (Neotoma floridana smalli)

Authors: Christina A. Alligood, Catharine J. Wheaton, Holly M. Forde, Kathleen N. Smith, Andre J. Daneault, Robert C. Carlson, Anne Savage

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: foraging, nursing, rodent development

2008

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