Welfare Assessment Tools in Zoos: From Theory to Practice
Publication/Journal: Veterinary Sciences
Keywords: animal-based, Five Domains, resource-based, scoring, validity, zoo animal welfare
2022
Age-Dependent Enclosure Use in Juvenile Chinese Crocodile Lizards, Shinisaurus crocodilurus crocodilurus
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, captive management, niche use, resource
2021
Influence of early rearing environment on water-borne cortisol and expression of stress-related genes in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
Publication/Journal: Molecular Biology Reports
Keywords: carp, corticotrophin-releasing hormone, cortisol, enrichment, fish, post-release survival, stress
2020
The Relevance of Operant Behavior in Conceptualizing the Psychological Well-Being of Captive Animals
Publication/Journal: Perspectives on Behavior Science
Keywords: animal welfare, operant behavior
2020
The importance of permits for effective population management
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: permitting, population management, regulatory agencies
2019
The Bodies in Charge of Animal Welfare: What They Do and What They Could Do?
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, bodies in charge, italy, laboratiory animals, legislation as topic
2018
Stress coping style does not determine social status, but influences the consequences of social subordination stress
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: social stress, stress coping style, visual burrow system
2017
Sustainable species management of the elasmobranch populations within European aquariums: a conservation challenge
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: conservation, elasmobranch, sustainable population
2017
What we can measure, we can manage: The importance of using robust welfare indicators in Equitation Science
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behavioural expression, happy horse, negative emotion, positive emotion, welfare indicators
2017
Involvement of nigral oxytocin in locomotor activity: A behavioral, immunohistochemical and lesion study in male rats
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: dopamine, glutamic acid, locomotor-activity, oxytocin, oxytocin-saporin, substantia nigra
2016