Getting to the Meat of It: The Effects of a Captive Diet upon the Skull Morphology of the Lion and Tiger

Authors: David M. Cooper, Nobuyuki Yamaguchi, David W. Macdonald, Bruce D. Patterson, Galina P. Salkina, Viktor G. Yudin, Andrew J. Dugmore, Andrew C. Kitchener

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: captivity, conservation, development, linear morphometrics, ontogeny, panthera, phenotypic plasticity, taxonomy, welfare, wild

2023

Is Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Wounding Frequency Affected by the Presence Versus Absence of Visitors? A Multi-Institutional Study

Authors: Robin Elana Salak, Christina Cloutier Barbour

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: chimpanzee, COVID-19, pan troglodytes, visitor effects, welfare, wounding, zoos

2022

Physiological and Behavioral Indicators to Measure Crustacean Welfare

Authors: Rebecca Adams, Catherine E. Stanley, Elena Piana, Robin L. Cooper

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: crayfish, heating, slaughter

2019

A novel approach to studying enclosure and support usage in siamangs: using a 3D computer model

Authors: Colleen Goh, Mary L Blanchard, Karl T Bates, Phillip L Manning, Robin H Crompton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: 3d model, behaviour, captive primates, enclosure usage, locomotion, support usage

2017

Animal welfare initiatives improve feather cover of cage-free laying hens in the UK

Authors: S. Mullan, C. Szmaragd, M. D. Cooper, J. H. M. Wrathall, J. Jamieson, A. Bond, C. Atkinson, D. C. J. Main

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, farm assurance, feather loss, hen, industry, policy

2016

Effects of Long-Term Exposure to an Electronic Containment System on the Behaviour and Welfare of Domestic Cats

Authors: N. Kasbaoui, J. Cooper, D. S. Mills, O. Burman

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: cats, electronic containment, free-roaming cats, welfare

2016

Winning agonistic encounters increases testosterone and androgen receptor expression in Syrian hamsters

Authors: Catherine T. Clinard, Abigail K. Barnes, Samuel G. Adler, Matthew A. Cooper

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, androgen receptors, estrogen alpha receptors, medial amygdala, resiliency, testosterone

2016

Personality tests predict responses to a spatial-learning task in mallards, Anas platyrhynchos

Authors: Christophe A. H. Bousquet, Odile Petit, Mathilde Arrivé, Jean-Patrice Robin, Cédric Sueur

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: behavioural flexibility, learning, mallards, maze, personality

2015

Best practice framework for animal welfare certification schemes

Authors: D. C. J. Main, S. Mullan, C. Atkinson, M. Cooper, J. H. M. Wrathall, H. J. Blokhuis

Publication/Journal: Trends in Food Science & Technology

Keywords: animal welfare certification, best practices

2014

Vitamin A (retinoid) metabolism and actions: What we know and what we need to know about amphibians

Authors: Robin D. Clugston, William S. Blaner

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: carotenoid, hypervitaminosis a, retinoic acid, retinol, vitamin a deficiency

2014