Advancing zoo animal welfare through data science: scaling up continuous improvement efforts
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, artificial intelligence, continuous improvement, data science, evidence-based decision making, machine learning, zoo
2024
Agonistic interactions and social behaviors in the Saharan Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas neglecta): Using social network analysis to evaluate relationships and social structure in captive male groups
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, Gazella dorcas, male interactions, social behavior
2024
Animal–Visitor Interactions
Publication/Journal: CABI Books
Keywords: animal visitor interaction (AVI), animal welfare, avi, responsible management
2024
Assessment of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and physiological biomarkers in aquarium-based bottlenose dolphins and killer whales
Publication/Journal: Chemosphere
Keywords: aldosterone, corticosterone, cortisol, Hydrogen peroxide, Lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress
2024
Benchmarking Giant Panda Welfare in Tourism: A Co-Design Approach for Animals, Tourists, Managers, and Researchers
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, benchmark, co-design, giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), tourism, visitor comments
2024
Captive Management and Reproduction of the Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus balios)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: atelopus, captive management, conservation, temperature cycling
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
Detailed Comparison of Acoustic Signals from Rehabilitated and Wild Franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei) Dolphins
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: acoustic monitoring, animal communication, animal welfare, bycatch, NBHF species, Pontoporia blainvillei, rehabilitation
2024
Development of an animal welfare tool for zoo-housed primates, considering intra- and inter-rater reliability
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: assessment, inter-rater reliability, intra-rater reliability, primates, tool, welfare, zoo
2024
Dolphin-WET—Development of a Welfare Evaluation Tool for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: cetacean welfare, marine mammals, welfare evaluation, welfare indicator, zoo animals
2024