Effects of Failure on California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Gameplay Strategies and Interest in a Cognitive Task: Implications for Cognitive Enrichment in Pinnipeds
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: *animal cognition, california sea lion, cognitive enrichment, marine mammal welfare, technological enrichment
2023
Effects of rearing methods on feather-damaging behavior and corticosterone metabolite excretion in the peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis Vieillot)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: Agapornis roseicollis Vieillot, corticosterone metabolite, feather-damaging behavior, hand rearing, parental rearing with neonatal handling, peach-faced lovebird
2022
Preliminary Findings on How Different Management Systems and Social Interactions Influence Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: glucocorticoids, management, reproduction, stress, white rhinoceros
2022
Using faecal glucocorticoid metabolite analyses to elucidate stressors of African wild dogs Lycaon pictus from South Africa
Publication/Journal: Wildlife Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, body condition scoring, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite monitoring, managed metapopulation, stress, wildlife management
2020
The welfare of game birds destined for release into the wild: a balance between early life care and preparation for future natural hazards
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, conservation, hunting, partridge, pheasant, reintroduction biology
2020
Body language: Its importance for communication with horses
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: body language, communication, equine, handling, safety
2019
Effects of different levels of environmental enrichment on the sheltering behaviors, brain development and cortisol levels of black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behavior, brain size, cortisol, environmental enrichment, fish, level
2019
Challenges, pitfalls and surprises: development and validation of a monoclonal antibody for enzyme immunoassay of the steroid 1 alpha -hydroxycorticosterone in elasmobranch species
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: 1α-hydroxycorticosterone, glucocorticoid, hplc, mineralocorticoid, stingray, stress
2018
“I am going to groom you”: Multiple forms of play fighting in gray mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: animal aggressive behavior, animal grooming behavior, animal play, animal sexual behavior, lemurs
2018
Birds choose long-term partners years before breeding
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: breeding, mating system, monogamy, nesting, pair formation, whooping crane
2017