Does the Absence of Zoo Visitors during the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Gorilla Behavior?

Authors: Mary Masman, Clarice Scarpace, Angelina Liriano, Susan W Margulis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behavior, COVID-19, gorilla, pandemic, research, visitors, zoo

2022

Behavioral Implications of the Complete Absence of Guests on a Zoo-Housed Gorilla Troop

Authors: Megan E Miller, Caeley M Robinson, Susan W Margulis

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: activity budget, gorilla, visitor effects

2021

Visual Processing of Faces in Juvenile Western Lowland Gorillas without the Use of Training or Reinforcement: A Pilot Study

Authors: S. Chertoff, S. Margulis, J. D. Rodgers

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: eye tracking, gorilla, human, visual processing

2018

What necropsy reports can tell us about menopausal and age-related changes in Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Susan W Margulis, Kurt A Volle, Chase A LaDue, Sylvia Atsalis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cardiovascular disease, menopause, ovary, reproductive termination, uterus

2017

Gibbon Aggression During Introductions: An International Survey

Authors: Heather Harl, Lisa Stevens, Susan W. Margulis, Jay Petersen

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: aggression, gibbon, introduction

2016

Music for the birds: effects of auditory enrichment on captive bird species

Authors: Lindsey Robbins, Susan W. Margulis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: auditory enrichment, mousebird, starling, turaco

2016

Ultrasonographic adrenal gland findings in healthy semi-captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authors: Robert M. Kirberger, Adrian S. W. Tordiffe

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: carnivore, cheetah, measurements, stress, wild

2016

Impacts of Contraception on the Social Behavior of Gorillas: Welfare Concerns

Authors: Susan W. Margulis, Sylvia Atsalis, Anna Sarfaty

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, contraception, gorilla, social behavior

2013

The development of on-farm welfare assessment protocols for foxes and mink: the WelFur project

Authors: J. Mononen, S. H. ller, S. W. Hansen, A. L. Hovland, T. Koistinen, L. Lidfors, J. Malmkvist, C. M. Vinke, L. Ahola

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, animal-based welfare measures, fox, fur farming, input-based welfare measures, mink

2012

Effects of combination birth control on estrous behavior in captive western lowland gorillas, Gorilla gorilla gorilla

Authors: A. Sarfaty, S. W. Margulis, S. Atsalis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: combination birth control, estrous behavior, estrous behaviour, lowland gorilla

2012

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