The effects of the addition of two environmental enrichments on the behavior and fecal cortisol levels of three small felids species (Caracal caracal, Leptailurus serval, Leopardus pardalis) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: captivity, cortisol, environmental enrichment, felids
2023
Exploring the behaviors and social preferences of a large, multigenerational herd of zoo-housed southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: ceratotherium, social behavior, welfare, zoo animal
2023
More Than Just Kibbles: Keeper Familiarity and Food Can Affect Bonobo Behavior
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, food, keeper familiarity, pan paniscus, social behavior
2023
Noise interfere on feeding behaviour but not on food preference of saffron finches (Sicalis flaveola)
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, finches, noise pollution
2023
About pace: How variations in method and definition affect quantification of pacing in bears?
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: bears, pacing, stereotypy
2022
Behavioural Impact of Captive Management Changes in Three Species of Testudinidae
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: behaviour, diversity index, enrichment, ethogram, reptile, tortoise, welfare
2022
Bird Welfare in Zoos and Aquariums: General Insights across Industries
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: bird habitats, environmental enrichment, flooring, genetics, human-animal interactions, lighting, nutrition, social management, sound environment, substrate
2022
Does Handling for Public Talks in Zoos Affect the Behaviour of Captive Mexican Red-Kneed Spiders Brachypelma hamorii?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: activity, enclosure use, handling, invertebrate, spiders, welfare
2022
Effects of browsing enrichment associated with the temperature–humidity index and landscaping trees in giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, climate, environmental enrichment, oral stereotypy, zoo
2022
Effects of rearing methods on feather-damaging behavior and corticosterone metabolite excretion in the peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis Vieillot)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: Agapornis roseicollis Vieillot, corticosterone metabolite, feather-damaging behavior, hand rearing, parental rearing with neonatal handling, peach-faced lovebird
2022