Aquarium Visitors Catch Some Rays: Rays Are More Active in the Presence of More Visitors
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: aquarium, elasmobranch, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare
2023
Predatory Responses and Feeding Behaviour of Three Elasmobranch Species in an Aquarium Setting
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: Carcharhinus melanopterus, feeding behaviour, predatory responses, Pteroplatytrygon violacea, Triaenodon obesus, Zoomarine aquarium
2023
Predatory Responses and Feeding Behaviour of Three Elasmobranch Species in an Aquarium Setting
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: Carcharhinus melanopterus, feeding behaviour, predatory responses, Pteroplatytrygon violacea, Triaenodon obesus, Zoomarine aquarium
2023
Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity
Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Keywords: adult mortality, first-year mortality, life expectancy, lifespan equality, population welfare
2023
Location, Location, Location! Evaluating Space Use of Captive Aquatic Species; A Case Study with Elasmobranchs
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, elasmobranch, sharks, space use, Spread of participation index, ZooMonitor
2022
Activity Budget Comparisons Using Long-Term Observations of a Group of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care: Implications for Animal Welfare
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: activity budgets, animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, dolphin behavior, keeper ratings, zoo animal behavior
2021
Affective styles and emotional lateralization: A promising framework for animal welfare research
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: affective states, animal welfare, emotional reactivity, emotional regulation, hemispheric dominance, individuality, motivational tendencies, motor lateralization, personality, stable individual traits
2021
Using individual-specific conditioning to reduce stereotypic behaviours: A study on smooth dogfish Mustelus canis in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal welfare, elasmobranchs
2021
Aggregating animal welfare indicators: can it be done in a transparent and ethically robust way?
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: aggregation, animal welfare, ethics, expert opinion, farm animals, welfare quality®
2019
A Collaborative Model for Managing Animal Hoarding Cases
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal control, animal hoarding, animal welfare, companion animal
2019