Paternal behavior in captive fat-tailed dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleus medius) is preserved under socially relevant conditions

Authors: Marina B. Blanco, Rachel Bernstein, Laura M. Durlacher, Lisa Hathaway, Mandy Matson, James Sigafoos, Lynn Wells, Lydia K. Greene

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: duke lemur center, hibernation, Pair-living Primate

2024

Bridging compassion and justice in conservation ethics

Authors: Francisco J Santiago-Ávila, William S Lynn

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: animal ethics, compassionate conservation, conservation ethics, hermeneutics, mixed-community, multispecies justice

2020

The Elephant Welfare Initiative: a model for advancing evidence‐based zoo animal welfare monitoring, assessment and enhancement

Authors: C Meehan, B Greco, B Lynn, K Morfeld, G Vicino, D Orban, C Gorsuch, M Quick, L Ripple, K Fournier

Publication/Journal: International Zoo Yearbook

Keywords: behaviour, body condition, evidence-based animal care, stereotypic behaviour, welfare benchmarking, welfare epidemiology, welfare monitoring, welfare software, zoo animal welfare

2019

The importance of permits for effective population management

Authors: Nilda Ferrer, Lynn McDuffie

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: permitting, population management, regulatory agencies

2019

In‐house monitoring of steroid hormone metabolites in urine informs breeding management of a giant anteater (Myrmechophaga tridactyla)

Authors: Laura Amendolagine, Tad Schoffner, Lynn Koscielny, Mandi Schook, Debra Copeland, James Casteel, Brianna Duff, Diana Koester

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: estrogen, non-invasive, pregnancy, progesterone, xenarthra

2018

Cognitive bias and paw preference in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris)

Authors: Deborah L. Wells, Peter G. Hepper, Adam D. S. Milligan, Shanis Barnard

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: *animal cognition, *choice behavior, *cognitive bias, *lateral dominance, *preferences, animal sex differences, dogs, motor processes

2017

Birth of common shovelnose rays (Glaucostegus typus) under captive conditions

Authors: Lori L. Timm, Joshua E. Carter, Joshua Frey, James Prappas, R. J. David Wells

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquarium, breeding program, environmental conditions, stillborn

2014

Short term consequences of preventing visitor access to kennels on noise and the behaviour and physiology of dogs housed in a rescue shelter

Authors: Lynn F. Hewison, Hannah F. Wright, Helen E. Zulch, Sarah L. H. Ellis

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behaviour, dog, emotion, stress, vocalisation, welfare

2014

Phenotypic plasticity in response to breeding density in tree swallows: An adaptive maternal effect?

Authors: Alexandra B. Bentz, Kristen J. Navara, Lynn Siefferman

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: breathing rate, competition, prenatal hormone, tachycineta bicolor, testosterone

2013

Ecological and social factors affect the occurrence and outcomes of intergroup encounters in chimpanzees

Authors: M. L. Wilson, S. M. Kahlenberg, M. Wells, R. W. Wrangham

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: chimpanzee, female defence, female defense, intergroup aggression, pan troglodytes, resource defence, resource defense

2012