Characterization of Current Husbandry and Veterinary Care Practices of the Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) Using an Online Survey
Publication/Journal: Veterinary Sciences
Keywords: anesthesia, octopus, sedation, veterinary
2023
Do not disturb: Visitors’ effect on the behavior and welfare of female and male big cats in zoos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, large felids, zoo visitors
2023
Gorilla Activities and Social Behavior: Assessing Changes Associated with Absence of Zoo Visitors, Zoo Attendance, Time of Day and Increasing Maturity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: aggression, bachelor group, gorillas, hand-reared, maturity, pandemic, self-directed activity, time of day, visitor effects, zoo attendance
2023
Behavioral Assessment of Six Reptile Species during a Temporary Zoo Closure and Reopening
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: COVID-19, reptile welfare, visitor effects, zoo animal behavior
2022
Behavioural patterns in zoo-housed Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) revealed using long-term keeper-collected data: validation of approaches and improved husbandry
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: activity budget, captivity, ethogram, seasonal patterns, visitor effects, weather
2022
Is Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Wounding Frequency Affected by the Presence Versus Absence of Visitors? A Multi-Institutional Study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: chimpanzee, COVID-19, pan troglodytes, visitor effects, welfare, wounding, zoos
2022
Zoo Closure Does Not Affect Behavior and Activity Patterns of Palawan Binturong (Arctictis binturong whitei)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: 24h monitoring, COVID-19, understudied, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, welfare
2022
Applying Behavioral and Physiological Measures to Assess the Relative Impact of the Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic Closure on Two Mammal Species at the Oregon Zoo: Cheetah (A. jubatus) and Giraffe (G. c. reticulata and G. c. tippelskirchii)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behavior, visitor effect, wildlife endocrinology, zoo animal welfare
2021
Assessing the potential impact of zoo visitors on the welfare and cognitive performance of Japanese macaques
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: *cognitive bias, attention bias, monkey, touchscreen, visitor effect, zoo research
2021
‘Bearly’ Changing with the Seasons: Bears of Five Species Show Few Behavioral Changes Across Seasons and at Varying Visitor Densities
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: bear behavior, COVID-19, crowd size, daily attendance, season, visitor effect
2021