Home is where the home range is: Identifying territoriality and exhibit preferences in an ex-situ group of all-male Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)
Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, collective animal behavior, crocodiles, geographic information systems, habitat, islands, network analysis
2024
Primate cognition in zoos: Reviewing the impact of zoo‐based research over 15 years
Does the social network structure of wild animal populations differ from that of animals in captivity?
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: captivity, dominance, grooming, network position, social network analysis
2021
The use of biofloors in great ape zoo exhibits
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: bedding, biofloor, deep litter, exhibit design, great apes, primates, welfare, zoo
2021
Attitudes of veterinarians and veterinary students to recommendations on how to improve dog and cat welfare in veterinary practice
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare, cats, companion animals, dogs, low-stress handling, veterinary practice
2019
Development of a behavioural welfare assessment tool for routine use with captive elephants
Publication/Journal: PLoS ONE
Keywords: elephant, welfare, welfare assessment
2019
Drivers of stereotypic behaviour and physiological stress among captive jungle cat (Felis chaus Schreber, 1777) in India
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare, biological and environmental factors, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite, small felid, stereotype
2019
Environmental and physiological determinants of huddling behavior of molting female southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina)
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: aggregation behavior, habitat type, heat loss, meteorological variations, phocids, stomach temperature
2019
Implications of human-animal interactions on mother-calf interactions in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) dyad
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: behavior, cetacean, human welfare, human-animal relationship, keeper, management, positive reinforcement, trainer, welfare
2019
An investigation using different data gathering methods into the prevalence of behavioral problems in shelter dogs—A pilot study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: behavioral problems, behavioral test, direct behavioral observation, dog, proxy, shelter
2019