About pace: How variations in method and definition affect quantification of pacing in bears?
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: bears, pacing, stereotypy
2022
Automated Video-Based Analysis Framework for Behavior Monitoring of Individual Animals in Zoos Using Deep Learning—A Study on Polar Bears
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behavior, animal monitoring, animal welfare, behavior observation, deep learning, object detection, ursus maritimus
2022
Effects of Complex Feeding Enrichment on the Behavior of Captive Malayan Sun Bears (Helarctos malayanus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral enrichment, species-typical behavior, stereotypic behavior, stereotypy
2022
‘Bearly’ Changing with the Seasons: Bears of Five Species Show Few Behavioral Changes Across Seasons and at Varying Visitor Densities
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: bear behavior, COVID-19, crowd size, daily attendance, season, visitor effect
2021
Behavior and Habitat Use Remain Diverse and Variable in Modern Zoological Exhibits over the Long-Term: Case Studies in 5 Species of Ursidae
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: activity budget, bears, behavioral variation, entropy, seasonal, welfare, zoo
2021
A Critical review of animal-based welfare indicators for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in zoos: Identification and evidence of validity
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, polar bear, welfare assessment, welfare indicators, zoo welfare
2021
Developing a Reliable Welfare Assessment Tool for Captive Hibernatory Bear Species
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, bear, keeper ratings, ursidae, welfare assessment, zoo animal welfare
2021
DNA Damage as a Potential Non-Invasive Indicator of Welfare: A Preliminary Study in Zoo-Housed Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine, 8-OHdG, animal welfare indicator, glucocorticoids, grizzly bear, oxidative stress
2021
Appetitive Search Behaviors and Stereotypies in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: appetitive behavior, polar bears, response-independent schedules, stereotypies, welfare, zoos
2020
Faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a measure of adrenocortical activity in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology
Keywords: adrenocortical activity, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite monitoring, polar bear, stress
2020