Biological and Management-Related Predictors of Reproductive Success in North American Ex Situ Asian Small-Clawed Otters (Aonyx cinereus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: breeding programs, deslorelin, habitat complexity, mate incompatibility, reproductive viability analysis (RVA), reversibility, Suprelorin, zoo
2023
Cooperation increases bottlenose dolphins’ (Tursiops truncatus) social affiliation
Publication/Journal: Animal Cognition
Keywords:
2023
The Use of Operant Conditioning to Enhance the Management and Welfare of Captive Kingsnakes
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour and Welfare Cases
Keywords: animal welfare, cooperative care, herpetoculture, kingsnakes, snake welfare, training
2023
Cognitive enrichment device provides evidence for intersexual differences in collaborative actions in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)
Publication/Journal: Animal Cognition
Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, cognitive enrichment, collaboration, cooperation, intersexual differences, problem solving, sociality
2021
Discrimination of Acoustic Stimuli and Maintenance of Graded Alarm Call Structure in Captive Meerkats
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: acoustic features, alarm calls, animal welfare, bioacoustics, fuzzy clustering, graded structure, LASSO algorithm, meerkats, natural behavior, playback experiment, suricates, vocalization, zoo
2021
Collection planning for the next 100 years: What will we commit to save in zoos and aquariums?
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: conservation, cooperative breeding programs, sustainability, viability, zoos
2019
Improving the sustainability of ex situ populations with mate choice
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive breeding, conservation breeding, cooperative breeding program, mate choice, reproductive success, species survival plan
2019
Orangutans’ Comprehension of Zoo Keepers’ Communicative Signals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, gestures, inter-species communication, medical training, orangutans, speech
2019
Patterns in the long-term viability of North American zoo populations
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: demography, extinction risk, genetic diversity, population viability analysis, sustainability
2019
Positive Reinforcement Conditioning as a Tool for Frequent Minimally Invasive Blood and Vaginal Swab Sampling in African Lions (Panthera Leo)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: african lion, behavioral training, blood collection, operant conditioning, vaginal swab collection
2019