An Improvement in Enclosure Design Can Positively Impact Welfare, Reduce Aggressiveness and Stabilise Hierarchy in Captive Galapagos Giant Tortoises
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: agonistic interactions, animal welfare, enclosure change, Galapagos tortoises, habituation, zoo-based management
2022
“How not to judge a deer by its cover”: a personality assessment study on captive adult red deer males (Cervus elaphus)
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: cervids, dominance hierarchy, personality assessment, questionnaires, red deer
2021
Multiple assessments of personality and problem-solving performance in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: elephants, personality, problem solving
2021
Impact of environmental enrichment and social group size in the aggressiveness and foraging activity of Serrapinnus notomelas
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, environmental complexity, feeding activity, fish behavior, shoal size
2020
Indicators of Horse Welfare: State-of-the-Art
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, horse, indicators
2020
Aggressive behavior and stress response after oxytocin administration in male Norway rats selected for different attitudes to humans
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: aggressive, corticosterone, oxytocin, rats, selection, tame
2019
Effect of density and relative aggressiveness on agonistic and affiliative interactions in a newly formed group of horses
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: affiliative interactions, agonistic interactions, group housing, horse, social behavior
2019
Tactile stimulation reduces aggressiveness but does not lower stress in a territorial fish
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: aggression, stress, tactile, territorial fish
2019
What Makes a Dog Adoptable? An Eye-Tracking Investigation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: adoptability, adoption, breed perception, eye tracking
2018
Aggressiveness in group-housed rabbit does: Influence of group size and pen characteristics
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bayesian inference, behaviour, collective housing, reproducing rabbit does
2017