Analytical Validation and Assessment of Baseline Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Human Care
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: corticosterone, cortisol, endocrinology, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, hormones, marine mammal, stress
2023
Assessing stress physiology within a conservation breeding program for an endangered species
Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology
Keywords:
2023
Behaviors related to positive, neutral, or negative valence in Odocoileus virginianus in below ground level or ground level exhibitor and influx of visitors
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare, visitor effects, white-tailed deer, zoo
2023
Behaviors related to positive, neutral, or negative valence in Odocoileus virginianus in below-ground-level or ground-level exhibitor and influx of visitors
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: Crowd noise, Exhibitor environment, habituation, ungulates, Visitors’ influx
2023
The Benefits of Increased Space and Habitat Complexity for the Welfare of Zoo-Housed King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, aquatic behavior, data-loggers, exhibit design, post-occupancy evaluation, time–depth recorders
2023
Early life adversities and lifelong health outcomes: A review of the literature on large, social, long-lived nonhuman mammals
Publication/Journal: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Keywords: aging, early life, environment, Large-bodied mammal, Long-lived mammal, social
2023
The Effect of Enrichment on Leopard Geckos (Eublepharis macularius) Housed in Two Different Maintenance Systems (Rack System vs. Terrarium)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, leopard gecko, rack system, terrarium
2023
Environmental enrichment improves cognitive flexibility in rainbow trout in a visual discrimination task: first insights
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords:
2023
Exploration of cultural norms and behavioural beliefs about zoo animal behaviour, welfare, ethics and husbandry practices in a sample of the international zoo community
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, beliefs, culture, zoo
2023
How Sanctuary Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Use Space after Being Introduced to a Large Outdoor Habitat
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: indoor/outdoor enclosures, space use, species-typical behavior, welfare
2023