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
Does zoo visitor presence and noise impact the behaviour and enclosure use of zoo-housed Siamese crocodiles? A case study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: crocodilian, Electivity Index, enclosure design, post-occupancy evaluation, visitor presence
2024
Enrichment and animal age, not biological variables, predict positive welfare indicators in zoo-housed carnivores
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: activity, affective state, behaviour, captive, interaction, Phylogenetic, play
2024
Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in captive olive baboons (Papio anubis): The effects of age, sex, rearing, stress, and pregnancy
Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol
Keywords: *Papio anubis/genetics/physiology, age factors, animals, baboons, early adversity, female, lymphocytes, male, neutrophil‐lymphocyte ratio, neutrophils, physiological, pregnancy, sex factors, stress
2024
Primate enrichment categories: A literature review of current trends
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: Descriptive statistics, Environment enrichment, laboratory, primate welfare, zoo
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
Sixty Years of Tinbergen’s Four Questions and Their Continued Relevance to Applied Behaviour and Welfare Research in Zoo Animals: A Commentary
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal management, behavioural ecology, causation, conservation, function, ontogeny, phylogeny, zoo animal husbandry
2024
The voice of choice: A scoping review of choice-based animal welfare studies
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, animal wellbeing, applied animal behaviour, captive environments, choice
2024
The Voice of Choice: A Scoping Review of Choice-Based Animal Welfare Studies
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, animal wellbeing, applied animal behaviour, captive environments, choice
2024