Do Birds of a Feather Always Flock Together? Assessing Differences in Group and Individual Zoo Enclosure Usage by Comparing Commonly Available Methods
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure usage, flamingo, social behaviour, Spread of participation index, zoo animal welfare, zoo enclosure
2022
Can behavioural management improve behaviour and reproduction in captive blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna)?
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, birds, environmental enrichment, psittacines, reproduction
2021
Comparison of Two Different Feather Sampling Methods to Measure Corticosterone in Wild Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) and Wild Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, comparative study, cut feathers, feather corticosterone, greater flamingo, less invasive, mallards, plucked feathers, refinement, sex comparison, wild birds
2021
Does Enclosure Size Influence the Behaviour & Welfare of Captive Snakes (Pantherophis guttatus)?
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, enclosure size, preference, reptile behavior, reptile welfare
2021
The effects of environmental enrichment on the behaviour of cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) in aviaries
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: avaries, cockatiel, enrichment, flight, parrot, substrate
2021
Feather Corticosterone Measurements and Behavioral Observations in the Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Living under Different Flight Restraint Conditions in German Zoos
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behavior, clipping feathers, deflighting, feather corticosterone, great white pelican, pinioning, zoo animal welfare
2021
Feather Corticosterone Measurements and Behavioral Observations in the Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Living under Different Flight Restraint Conditions in German Zoos
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behavior, clipping feathers, deflighting, feather corticosterone, great white pelican, pinioning, zoo animal welfare
2021
“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
Influences of Rearing Environment on Behaviour and Welfare of Captive Chilean Flamingos: A Case Study on Foster-Reared and Parent-Reared Birds
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: behaviour, cross-fostering, development, flamingos, foster-rearing, husbandry, welfare
2021
Investigating the Effect of Enrichment on the Behavior of Zoo-Housed Southern Ground Hornbills
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: bucerotidae, Bucovus leadbeateri, carcass feeding, mirror, Spread of participation index
2021