The quest to develop automated systems for monitoring animal behavior

Authors: Janice M. Siegford, Juan P. Steibel, Junjie Han, Madonna Benjamin, Tami Brown-Brandl, Joao R. R. Dórea, Daniel Morris, Tomas Norton, Eric Psota, Guilherme J. M. Rosa

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal behavior, Automated monitoring technology, observation, sensors

2023

Effects of a modern exhibit design on captive tiger welfare

Authors: Kirsten D Smith, Richard J Snider, Daniel P Dembiec, Janice M Siegford, Ahmed B Ali

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: exhibit design, tiger, welfare

2022

Linking the roles of personality and stress physiology for managing the welfare of captive big cats

Authors: Janice Vaz, Alan Gerard McElligott, Edward Narayan

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal personalities, animal welfare, big cats, coping style, glucocorticoids, individual variation, stressors

2021

Space use and enrichment in a North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) exhibit

Authors: Preston Foerder, Sally B Swanson, David Collins

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: environmental enrichment, exhibit space use, lontra canadensis, otters, SPI score

2020

Drivers of stereotypic behaviour and physiological stress among captive jungle cat (Felis chaus Schreber, 1777) in India

Authors: Loganathan Marinath, Janice Vaz, Dileep Kumar, Krishnamoorthy Thiyagesan, Nagarajan Baskaran

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: animal welfare, biological and environmental factors, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite, small felid, stereotype

2019

Physiological and behavioral effects of animal-assisted interventions on therapy dogs in pediatric oncology settings

Authors: Amy McCullough, Molly A. Jenkins, Ashleigh Ruehrdanz, Mary Jo Gilmer, Janice Olson, Anjali Pawar, Leslie Holley, Shirley Sierra-Rivera, Deborah E. Linder, Danielle Pichette, Neil J. Grossman, Cynthia Hellman, Noémie A. Guérin, Marguerite E. O’Haire

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, animal-assisted intervention, behavior, salivary cortisol, stress, therapy dog

2018

Prevalence and determinants of stereotypic behaviours and physiological stress among tigers and leopards in Indian zoos

Authors: Janice Vaz, Edward J. Narayan, R. Dileep Kumar, K. Thenmozhi, Krishnamoorthy Thiyagesan, Nagarajan Baskaran

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords:

2017

Zoo visitors’ perceptions of chimpanzee welfare are not affected by the provision of artificial environmental enrichment devices in a naturalistic exhibit

Authors: Sarah L Jacobson, Lydia M Hopper, Marisa A Shender, Stephen R Ross, Maureen Leahy, Janice McNernie

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: chimpanzee, environmental enrichment device, naturalism, visitor perception, zoos

2017

Effects of guest feeding programs on captive giraffe behavior

Authors: David A. Orban, Janice M. Siegford, Richard J. Snider

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, giraffa camelopardalis, human-animal interactions, stereotypic behavior

2016

Location tracking of individual laying hens housed in aviaries with different litter substrates

Authors: Dana L. M. Campbell, Darrin M. Karcher, Janice M. Siegford

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aviary, behavior, hen, individual, litter, welfare

2016