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
Genetic and environmental parameters for behavioural responses towards humans in farmed ostriches
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, heritability, human-animal relationship, ostrich
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
Effects of conditioning on the welfare of jaguars (Panthera onca) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Keywords: feline, jaguar, positive reinforcement, salivary cortisol, stress, training
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
The development of fault bars in domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) increases with acute stressors and individual propensity: implications for animal welfare
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, feather growth, gallus gallus domesticus, psychological stress, stress response, welfare indicator
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