The Introduction of a Novel Computerized Apparatus to California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus)
Publication/Journal: Aquatic Mammals
Keywords: california sea lion, cognition, cognitive enrichment, computer task, marine mammal, zalophus californianus
2023
Material and food exploration by zoo‐housed animals can inform cognition and enrichment apparatus design
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, cognition, enrichment, zoo
2022
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
Aggressive encounters lead to negative affective state in fish
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: affective state, aggression, fish welfare
2020
Tactile stimulation reduces aggressiveness but does not lower stress in a territorial fish
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: aggression, stress, tactile, territorial fish
2019
CATOS (Computer Aided Training/Observing System): Automating animal observation and training
Publication/Journal: Behavior Research Methods
Keywords: animal welfare, apparatus, automated animal training, automatic, cognitive performance, experimental, gamification, mathematical, open-source system, psychology, screen, system
2017
Effects of environmental enrichment on decision-making behavior in pigs
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, barren environment, decision-making, enriched environment, hair cortisol, salivary cortisol, stress
2017
Blue foxes’ (Vulpes lagopus) motivation to gain access and interact with various resources
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cage, enrichment, fur farming, latency, vulpes lagopus
2016
Development of a partner preference test that differentiates between established pair bonds and other relationships in socially monogamous titi monkeys (Callicebus cupreus)
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: behavior, monogamy, new world monkey, nonhuman primate, social attachment
2016
Mate call as reward: Acoustic communication signals can acquire positive reinforcing values during adulthood in female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: *animal mate selection, *animal mating behavior, *animal vocalizations, *bird song, *female animals, birds, operant conditioning, reinforcement
2016