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 Comparative Effect of Occupational and Musical Enrichment on Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Levels in a Captive Colony of Stumptail Macaques (Macaca arctoides)
Publication/Journal: Biology
Keywords: enrichment programs, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, macaca arctoides, music enrichment, occupational enrichment, primate welfare
2024
A Comparative Multi-Zoo Survey Investigating the Housing and Husbandry of Callimico goeldii
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: callitrichid, captive management, enclosure complexity, goeldi's monkey, welfare
2024
Development and assessment of a stair ascension challenge as a measure of aging and physical function in nonhuman primates
Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol
Keywords: *Frailty, African green monkey, aging, animals, mobility, nonhuman primates, primates
2024
Health and Welfare Benefits of Computerized Cognitive Enrichment in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) at the US Navy Marine Mammal Program
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: california sea lion, cognitive enrichment, computerized task, pinniped welfare
2024
Minding the Minds: A Primer on Cognitive Challenge for Marine Mammals in Human Care
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, cetaceans, cognition, cognitive enrichment, cognitive welfare, pinnipeds
2024
Minding the Minds: A Primer on Cognitive Challenge for Marine Mammals in Human Care
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, cetaceans, cognition, cognitive enrichment, cognitive welfare, pinnipeds
2024
Access to Multiple Habitats Improves Welfare: A Case Study of Two Zoo-Housed Black Bears (Ursus americanus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: american black bear, animal welfare, carnivore, choice and control, environmental enrichment, zoo
2023
Aquarium Visitors Catch Some Rays: Rays Are More Active in the Presence of More Visitors
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: aquarium, elasmobranch, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare
2023
Assessing stress physiology within a conservation breeding program for an endangered species
Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology
Keywords:
2023