Inside out: heart rate monitoring to advance the welfare and conservation of maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

Authors: Rosana N Moraes, Timothy G Laske, Peter Leimgruber, Jared A Stabach, Paul E Marinari, Megan M Horning, Noelle R Laske, Juan V Rodriguez, Ginger N Eye, Jessica Kordell

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: anthropogenic disturbance, behavioral-response, ex situ, heart rate, in situ, maned wolf, physiological response, stressors, welfare

2021

Zoo visitors affect sleep, displacement activities, and affiliative and aggressive behaviors in captive ebony langurs (Trachypithecus auratus)

Authors: Allison M Roth, Marina Cords

Publication/Journal: acta ethologica

Keywords: behavior, captivity, displacement, langurs, primates, sleep, visitor studies

2020

Annual fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in pregnant and pseudopregnant polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in North American zoos

Authors: Jocelyn Bryant, Terri Roth

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cortisol, eia, polar bear, pregnancy test, seasonality, stress

2018

Integrating trans-abdominal ultrasonography with fecal steroid metabolite monitoring to accurately diagnose pregnancy and predict the timing of parturition in the red panda (Ailurus fulgens styani)

Authors: Erin Curry, Lissa J. Browning, Paul Reinhart, Terri L. Roth

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: carnivore reproduction, delayed implantation, embryonic diapause, non-invasive monitoring, pseudopregnancy, wildlife

2017

Intranasal oxytocin and a polymorphism in the oxytocin receptor gene are associated with human-directed social behavior in golden retriever dogs

Authors: Mia E. Persson, Agaia J. Trottier, Johan Bélteky, Lina S. V. Roth, Per Jensen

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: behavior genetics, canine, canine behavior, domestic dog, oxtr, oxytocin, oxytocin receptor gene, social behavior, wolf

2017

Recapturing the canopy: stimulating Bornean orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) natural locomotion behaviour in a zoo environment

Authors: Tom S Roth, Thomas R Bionda, Elisabeth H M Sterck

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: body postures, enclosure design, great apes, movement patterns, positional behaviour, zoo welfare

2017

Toward a Choice-Based Judgment Bias Task for Horses

Authors: Sara Hintze, Emma Roth, Iris Bachmann, Hanno Würbel

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, animal welfare, emotional state, horse, mood

2017

Electrical stunning of edible crabs (Cancer pagurus): from single experiments to commercial practice

Authors: B. Roth, E. Grimsbø

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, crab, crustacean, electricity, slaughter, stunning

2016

Physiological evidence for a human-induced landscape of fear in brown bears (Ursus arctos)

Authors: Ole-Gunnar Støen, Andres Ordiz, Alina L. Evans, Timothy G. Laske, Jonas Kindberg, Ole Fröbert, Jon E. Swenson, Jon M. Arnemo

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: brown bear, heart rate, heart rate variability, human disturbance, ursus-arctos, wildlife

2015

Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) captive propagation to promote recovery of declining populations

Authors: Timothy J. Smyser, Robert K. Swihart

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive management, genetic management, reinforcement, reintroduction

2014