Assessing Negative Welfare Measures for Wild Invertebrates: The Case for Octopuses
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: body patterns, cephalopoda, field study, sentience
2023
Preference and Motivation Tests for Body Tactile Stimulation in Fish
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: aggressive behavior, choice, motivation, social stress, welfare
2021
Assessment of welfare and brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome signs in young, breeding age French Bulldogs and Pugs, using owner questionnaire, physical examination and walk tests
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome, dog, french bulldog, pug, walk test
2019
Visitor effects on zoo-housed Sulawesi crested macaque (Macaca nigra) behaviour: Can signs with ‘watching eyes’ requesting quietness help?
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, noise effects, primates, visitor effects, zoo animals
2019
Diel and infradian (7-day) activity rhythms in Mexican spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) kept with and without visitor contact
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: activity pattern, circadian rhythm, circaseptan rhythm, masking effect, zoo visitor effect
2018
Visitor effect on the behavior of a group of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) maintained at an island in Lake Catemaco, Veracruz/Mexico
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: actimetry, activity response, behavioral changes, captivity
2017
Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional wellbeing
Publication/Journal: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
Keywords: cats, puzzle feeder
2016
Managing the Cayo Santiago rhesus macaque population: The role of density
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: culling, density-dependence, macaca-mulatta, population viability
2016
Are Emotionally Attached Companion Animal Caregivers Conscientious and Neurotic? Factors That Affect the Human–Companion Animal Relationship
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: attachment, companion animals, human–animal bond, personality, pets
2014
Considering the role of social dynamics and positional behavior in gestural communication research
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: african apes, gesture, language evolution, positional behavior, social dynamics
2013