An Improvement in Enclosure Design Can Positively Impact Welfare, Reduce Aggressiveness and Stabilise Hierarchy in Captive Galapagos Giant Tortoises
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: agonistic interactions, animal welfare, enclosure change, Galapagos tortoises, habituation, zoo-based management
2022
THERMAL BIOLOGY OF ZOO-HOUSED CHELONOIDIS CHILENSIS: DETERMINING THE ACTIVITY PATTERN AND ESTIMATING SELECTED AND CRITICAL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
Publication/Journal: Herpetological Conservation and Biology
Keywords:
2022
Documenting Aggression, Dominance and the Impacts of Visitor Interaction on Galápagos Tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) in a Zoo Setting
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behaviour, elo-rating, fixed action pattern, welfare, zoo
2020
Total Eclipse of the Zoo: Animal Behavior during a Total Solar Eclipse
Response to novelty as an indicator of reptile welfare
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, reptile behaviour, response to novelty
2017
Hormonal profiles of captive Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: estrogen, fertility, progesterone, rainfall, reproduction, temperature, testosterone
2016
Enriching Tortoises: Assessing Color Preference
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: color preference, tortoise
2014
Is preference a predictor of enrichment efficacy in Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra)?
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: behavior, enrichment, interactions, keeper, reptiles
2014
Lineage identification and genealogical relationships among captive Galápagos tortoises
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive and wild-born lineage identification, chelonoidis, galapagos, microsatellites, tortoise
2012