Differing animal welfare conceptions and what they mean for the future of zoos and aquariums, insights from an animal welfare audit
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, audit
2022
Individual variation in chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) repertoires of abnormal behaviour
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, chimpanzees, coprophagy, stereotypical behavior, stress, zoo-housed
2022
A simulated comparison of behavioural observation sampling methods
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: animal behaviour, sampling methods, welfare research
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
Assessing Animal Welfare with Behavior: Onward with Caution
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: affect, anticipatory behavior, behavioral context, behavioral diagnosis, behavioral diversity, inductive argument, natural behavior, stereotypy, zoo
2021
Assessment of animal management and habitat characteristics associated with social behavior in bottlenose dolphins across zoological facilities
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: animal behavior, animal sociality, behavior, data management, dolphins, habitats, oceans, swimming
2021
Bottlenose Dolphins Produce Underwater Bubbles Linked to Cognitive Task Engagement but Not Success
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: *animal cognition, affective state, animal welfare, cetacean, cognitive enrichment, emotion, time series analysis
2021
Caretaker attitudes and animal training are associated with alpaca behaviour towards humans—An online survey
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: attitudes, behaviour, behavioural problems, ease of handling, human-animal interactions, new world camelids
2021
A Case Study on the Behavioural Effect of Positive Reinforcement Training in a Novel Task Participation Test in Göttingen Mini Pigs
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: clicker training, laboratory pigs, positive reinforcement training, welfare
2021