The use of a simple and practical water-based enrichment in a pair of lion-tailed macaques

Authors: Rebecca Newman, Thomas Quirke, Sean McKeown, Ruth Riordan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: environmental enrichment, evaluating enrichment, macaca silenus, primate, zoo

2024

A comprehensive investigation of negative visitor behaviour in the zoo setting and captive animals’ behavioural response

Authors: Courtney Collins, Sean McKeown, Ruth O’Riordan

Publication/Journal: Heliyon

Keywords: animal behaviour, Circuit-study, Negative behaviour, visitors, zoo

2023

The effect of a new enclosure on the behaviour of a large captive group of lion-tailed macaques Macaca silenus

Authors: Rebecca Newman, Sean McKeown, Thomas Quirke, Ruth M O'Riordan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: enclosure, enrichment, visitor effect

2021

The effects of environmental and visitor variables on the behavior of free-ranging ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in captivity

Authors: Courtney Collins, Ilse Corkery, Amy Haigh, Sean McKeown, Thomas Quirke, Ruth O'Riordan

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal behavior, free-ranging, ring-tailed lemur, visitor effects, zoo environment

2017

The effects of intrinsic enrichment on captive felids

Authors: Juliana Damasceno, Gelson Genaro, Thomas Quirke, Shannen McCarthy, Sean McKeown, Ruth O'Riordan

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, felids, novelty, olfactory

2017

The effect of the zoo setting on the behavioural diversity of captive gentoo penguins and the implications for their educational potential

Authors: Courtney Keane Collins, Quirke,Thomas, Louise Overy, Kevin Flannery, Ruth O’Riordan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behavioral diversity, environmental enrichment, gentoo penguins, visitor presence

2016

An investigation into the prevalence of exploratory behavior in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authors: Thomas Quirke, Ruth O'Riordan

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captivity, cheetah, exploratory behavior

2015

A comparative study of the speeds attained by captive cheetahs during the enrichment practice of the “cheetah run”

Authors: Thomas Quirke, Ruth O'Riordan, John Davenport

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cheetah, enrichment, lure, speed

2013

Evaluation and Interpretation of the Effects of Environmental Enrichment Utilizing Varying Degrees of Sampling Effort

Authors: Thomas Quirke, Ruth M. O'Riordan

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, enrichment evaluation, sampling effort

2013

Factors influencing the prevalence of stereotypical behaviour in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authors: Thomas Quirke, Ruth M. O’Riordan, Alain Zuur

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: captivity, cheetah, information theory, stereotypical behaviour

2012