Welfare and Enrichment of Managed Nocturnal Species, Supported by Technology

Authors: Fiona French, Paige Bwye, Laura Carrigan, Jon Charles Coe, Robert Kelly, Tiff Leek, Emily C. Lynch, Eric Mahan, Cathy Mingee

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal-computer-interaction, armadillo, aye-aye, bushbaby, collaborative design, coral, environmental enrichment, nocturnal, potto, vampire bat

2024

Does Handling for Public Talks in Zoos Affect the Behaviour of Captive Mexican Red-Kneed Spiders Brachypelma hamorii?

Authors: Charlotte Gresham, Fiona Mathews, Amanda Ferguson, Jamie Mitchell, Lisa Clifforde, Dave Clarke, Lewis J. Rowden

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: activity, enclosure use, handling, invertebrate, spiders, welfare

2022

The Effect of Substrate on Water Quality in Ornamental Fish Tanks

Authors: Myriam Vanderzwalmen, Daniel Sánchez Lacalle, Priyadarshini Tamilselvan, Jason McNeill, Dorine Delieuvin, Khadidja Behlouli, Andrew Hursthouse, Iain McLellan, Mhairi E Alexander, Fiona L Henriquez

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: environmental enrichment, gravel substrate, home aquaria, ornamental fishes, sand substrate, substrate enrichment

2022

Insights into Activity of Zoo Housed Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) during Periods of Limited Staff and Visitor Presence, a Focus on Resting Behaviour

Authors: Katherine Finch, Fiona Sach, Malcolm Fitzpatrick, Lewis J Rowden

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, evidence-based management, resting, sleep, social behavior

2021

Longitudinal Improvements in Zoo-Housed Elephant Welfare: A Case Study at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Authors: Katherine Finch, Fiona Sach, Malcolm Fitzpatrick, Nic Masters, Lewis J Rowden

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, behaviour, elephas maximus, resting, social, SSSMZP

2020

Effects of handling and short-term captivity: a multi-behaviour approach using red sea urchins, Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Authors: Aneesh P. H. Bose, Daniel Zayonc, Nikolaos Avrantinis, Natasha Ficzycz, Jonathan Fischer-Rush, Fiona T. Francis, Siobhan Gray, Faye Manning, Haley Robb, Coralee Schmidt, Christine Spice, Aari Umedaly, Jeff Warden, Isabelle M. Cote

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: animal welfare, Echinoderm, invertebrate, reintroduction, relocation, stress

2019

Oxytocin modulates mate-guarding behavior in marmoset monkeys

Authors: Jon Cavanaugh, Aaryn Mustoe, Stephanie L. Womack, Jeffrey A. French

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: 899®, aggression, L-368, mate-guarding, monogamy, oxytocin, pairbond, primates, Pro-OT, sociality

2018

Oxytocin and vasopressin enhance responsiveness to infant stimuli in adult marmosets

Authors: Jack H. Taylor, Jeffrey A. French

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: biparental, maternal, neuropeptide, paternal, primate

2015

Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) for Eimeria tenella replication — Implications for experimental refinement and animal welfare

Authors: Matthew J. Nolan, Fiona M. Tomley, Pete Kaiser, Damer P. Blake

Publication/Journal: Parasitology International

Keywords: avian coccidiosis, chicken, cytoplasmic beta-actin gene (actb), rapd-scar marker (tn-e03-1161)

2015

Behavioral responses to social separation stressor change across development and are dynamically related to HPA activity in marmosets

Authors: Jack H. Taylor, Aaryn C. Mustoe, Jeffrey A. French

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: co-activation, development, hpa, marmoset, sex differences, stress

2014

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