Exploration of cultural norms and behavioural beliefs about zoo animal behaviour, welfare, ethics and husbandry practices in a sample of the international zoo community
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, beliefs, culture, zoo
2023
Gut microbiota of skywalker hoolock gibbons (Hoolock tianxing) from different habitats and in captivity: Implications for gibbon health
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: captivity, gibbon, microbiota
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
Computer-vision object tracking for monitoring bottlenose dolphin habitat use and kinematics
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: animal behavior, dolphins, entropy, kinematics
2022
Environmental Enrichment Factors Associated with the Activity Level of Bottlenose Dolphins under Professional Care
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, environmental enrichment, overall dynamic body acceleration, variable enrichment, zoo
2022
Bottlenose dolphin habitat and management factors related to activity and distance traveled in zoos and aquariums
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: accelerometers, animal behavior, animal welfare, data management, dolphins, habitats, oceans, swimming
2021
A Comparative Study on Two Territorial Fishes: The Influence of Physical Enrichment on Aggressive Behavior
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: aggressive behavior, environmental enrichment, fish welfare, hexagrammos otakii, sebastes schlegelii
2021
Habitat characteristics and animal management factors associated with habitat use by bottlenose dolphins in zoological environments
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, data management, dolphins, habitats, oceans, swimming, water columns
2021
Investigation of Environmentally Dependent Movement of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: computer vision, enrichment, environmental stimuli, object detection, swimming kinematics
2021
Minimally invasive evaluation of the anaesthetic efficacy of MS‐222 for ornamental discus fish using skin mucus biomarkers
Publication/Journal: Aquaculture Research
Keywords: cortisol, glucose, lactate, respiratory frequency, Symphysodon aequifasciata
2020