Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar human visual and olfactory cues

Authors: E. J. Polla, C. C. Grueter, C. L. Smith

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: discrimination, elephant, elephas maximus, heterospecific, olfactory, unimodal, visual

2018

Behaviour of free-range laying hens in distinct outdoor environments

Authors: H. Larsen, G. Cronin, C. L. Smith, P. Hemsworth, J. L. Rault

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, laying hen, natural behaviour, preference, range, shelter

2017

Incorporating stakeholder perspectives into the assessment and provision of captive elephant welfare

Authors: C. L. Chadwick, E. Williams, L. Asher, L. Yon

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, elephant, stakeholder opinion, welfare assessment, zoo

2017

Using behavioral observations and genetic markers to characterize the flexible reproductive system in an ex situ population of carmine bee-eaters (Merops n. nubicus)

Authors: Gina M Ferrie, Tyler Hether, Ocean R Cohen, Eran L Brusilow, Christy C Sky, Shawnlei F Breeding, Katherine A Leighty, Paul J Schutz, Chelle Plasse, Tammie L Bettinger, Eric A Hoffman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, colony, parentage, population, relatedness, reproduction

2017

The Days and Nights of Zoo Elephants: Using Epidemiology to Better Understand Stereotypic Behavior of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) and Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in North American Zoos

Authors: B. J. Greco, C. L. Meehan, J. N. Hogan, K. A. Leighty, J. Mellen, G. J. Mason, J. A. Mench

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: elephants, stereotypy, zoo

2016

Determining Connections between the Daily Lives of Zoo Elephants and Their Welfare: An Epidemiological Approach

Authors: C. L. Meehan, J. A. Mench, K. Carlstead, J. N. Hogan

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: elephants, epidemiology, welfare, zoos

2016

Developing a Collaborative Agenda for Humanities and Social Scientific Research on Laboratory Animal Science and Welfare

Authors: G. F. Davies, B. J. Greenhough, P. Hobson-West, R. G. W. Kirk, K. Applebee, L. C. Bellingan, M. Berdoy, H. Buller, H. J. Cassaday, K. Davies, D. Diefenbacher, T. Druglitro, M. P. Escobar, C. Friese, K. Herrmann, A. Hinterberger, W. J. Jarrett, K. Jayne, A. M. Johnson, E. R. Johnson, T. Konold, M. C. Leach, S. Leonelli, D. I. Lewis, E. J. Lilley, E. R. Longridge, C. M. McLeod, M. Miele, N. C. Nelson, E. H. Ormandy, H. Pallett, L. Poort, P. Pound, E. Ramsden, E. Roe, H. Scalway, A. Schrader, C. J. Scotton, C. L. Scudamore, J. A. Smith, L. Whitfield, S. Wolfensohn

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: animal welfare, laboratory animals, social science

2016

Elephant Management in North American Zoos: Environmental Enrichment, Feeding, Exercise, and Training

Authors: B. J. Greco, C. L. Meehan, L. J. Miller, D. J. Shepherdson, K. A. Morfeld, J. Andrews, A. M. Baker, K. Carlstead, J. A. Mench

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: diet, elephant husbandry, enrichment, training, zoos

2016

Evaluation of Demographics and Social Life Events of Asian (Elephas maximus) and African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) in North American Zoos

Authors: N. A. Prado-Oviedo, M. K. Bonaparte-Saller, E. J. Malloy, C. L. Meehan, J. A. Mench, K. Carlstead, J. L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: demographics, elephants, zoos

2016

Housing and Social Environments of African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) Elephants in North American Zoos

Authors: C. L. Meehan, J. N. Hogan, M. K. Bonaparte-Saller, J. A. Mench

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: elephants, housing, social environment, zoo

2016

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