An examination of salivary cortisol concentrations and behaviour in three African elephants Loxodonta africana at Zoo Atlanta

Authors: Angela Kelling, Rebecca Snyder, Christoper Ward, Mollie Bloomsmith, Mark Laudenslager, Terry Maple

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: captive elephant, non-invasive, stereotypic behaviour, welfare

2024

Postoccupancy evaluation of staff, visitors, and three species of animals in a zoo setting

Authors: Rebecca J Snyder, Lisa P Barrett

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: komodo dragon, post-occupancy evaluation, red panda, rhinoceros, zoo

2022

‘Bearly’ Changing with the Seasons: Bears of Five Species Show Few Behavioral Changes Across Seasons and at Varying Visitor Densities

Authors: L.M. Bernstein-Kurtycz, D. Koester, R. Snyder, J. Vonk, M.A. Willia, K. E. Lukas

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: bear behavior, COVID-19, crowd size, daily attendance, season, visitor effect

2021

Achieving optimal welfare for the Nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in North American zoos and aquariums

Authors: Kaylin S. Tennant, Valerie D. Segura, Megan C. Morris, Kristen Denninger Snyder, David Bocian, Dan Maloney, Terry L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: captivity, exhibit design, hippopotamus, welfare, wellness

2018

Evaluation of brainstem disruption following penetrating captive-bolt shot in isolated cattle heads: comparison of traditional and alternative shot-placement landmarks

Authors: J. N. Gilliam, J. K. Shearer, R. J. Bahr, S. Crochik, J. Woods, J. Hill, J. Reynolds, J. D. Taylor

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, brainstem, captive bolt, cattle, euthanasia, shot placement

2016

Social status drives social relationships in groups of unrelated female rhesus macaques

Authors: Noah Snyder-Mackler, Jordan N. Kohn, Luis B. Barreiro, Zachary P. Johnson, Mark E. Wilson, Jenny Tung

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: dominance rank, elo, fitness, grooming, kinship, primate, rhesus macaque, social bond formation, social status

2016

Ten practical realities for institutional animal care and use committees when evaluating protocols dealing with fish in the field

Authors: S. J. Cooke, A. D. M. Wilson, C. K. Elvidge, R. J. Lennox, N. Jepsen, A. H. Colotelo, R. S. Brown

Publication/Journal: Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Keywords: animal care, atlantic salmon, catch-and-release, conservation, ethics, field research, fisheries, fresh-water fauna, marine & freshwater biology, rainbow-trout, research, sockeye-salmon, stress, telemetry transmitters, welfare, wildlife research

2016

Evaluation of a novel rodenticide: acute sub-lethal effects of a methaemoglobin-inducing agent

Authors: R. J. Quy, T. J. Gibson, M. S. Lambert, C. T. Eason, N. G. Gregory

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, hypoxaemia, methaemoglobin (methb), methaemoglobinaemia, rat, sub-lethal

2015

Evaluation of a novel rodenticide: welfare assessment of fatal methaemoglobinaemia in adult rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Authors: T. J. Gibson, R. J. Quy, C. T. Eason, N. G. Gregory

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, death, hypoxaemia, methaemoglobin (methb), methaemoglobinaemia, rat

2015

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

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