Advancing zoo animal welfare through data science: scaling up continuous improvement efforts
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, artificial intelligence, continuous improvement, data science, evidence-based decision making, machine learning, zoo
2024
Analytical and biological validation of a noninvasive measurement of glucocorticoid metabolites in feces of Geoffroy’s spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi)
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: capture, circadian rhythm, cortisol, enzyme immunoassay, platyrrhines, reproductive state
2024
The behavioral response of a captive female Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) to mixed-species exhibition with two Asian small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinereus)
Publication/Journal:
Keywords: activity budget, animal welfare, enrichment, environmental conditions, primates, Reaction norms, Surveillance, translocation, zoo
2024
Home is where the home range is: Identifying territoriality and exhibit preferences in an ex-situ group of all-male Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)
Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, collective animal behavior, crocodiles, geographic information systems, habitat, islands, network analysis
2024
Influence of food physical properties and environmental context on manipulative behaviors highlighted by new methodological approaches in zoo-housed bonobos (Pan paniscus)
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: bonobos, evolution, manipulative abilities, nonhuman primate, pan paniscus
2024
A Reexamination of the Relationship between Training Practices and Welfare in the Management of Ambassador Animals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: ambassador animal, choice, control, enrichment, institutional support, punishment, reinforcement, staff development, training
2024
A Reexamination of the Relationship between Training Practices and Welfare in the Management of Ambassador Animals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: ambassador animal, choice, control, enrichment, institutional support, punishment, reinforcement, staff development, training
2024
Relationship between Ear Temperature, Behaviour and Stress Hormones in Guinea Pigs (Cavia proellus) during Different Interactive Activities in Zoos
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal-visitor interaction, comparison between activities, cortisol salivary, stress assessment, zoo animal welfare
2024
Repeatability of measures of behavioral organization over two years in captive infant rhesus macaques, Macaca mulatta
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: biobehavioral assessment, emotionality, infant temperament, macaca-mulatta, personality-traits, rhesus macaque
2024
Utilizing vocalizations to gain insight into the affective states of non-human mammals
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: affective state, animal welfare, bioacoustics, emotion, vocalization
2024