Effects of a recurring late‐night event on the behavior and welfare of a population of zoo‐housed gorillas

Authors: Meredith L Bastian, David R Glendinning, Janine L Brown, Nicole P Boisseau, Katie L Edwards

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: crowd size, great apes, stress

2020

The Social Rank of Zoo-Housed Japanese Macaques is a Predictor of Visitor-Directed Aggression

Authors: Jocelyn M. Woods, Stephen R. Ross, Katherine A. Cronin

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, elo-rating, hierarchy, primate behavior, visitor effects, zoo animal welfare

2019

Effects of crowd size on exhibit use by and behavior of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) at a zoo

Authors: Kristin E. Bonnie, Mabel Y. L. Ang, Stephen R. Ross

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: exhibit design, visitor effects, welfare

2016

Establishment of a Captive All-male Group of Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) at the Singapore Zoo

Authors: John Chih Mun Sha, Sam Alagappasamy, Subash Chandran, Khin Maung Cho, Biswajit Guha

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: dominance hierarchy, food competition, intragroup interactions, spatial use

2013

Relationship between behavior, adrenal activity, and environment in zoo-housed western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: F. E. Clark, M. Fitzpatrick, A. Hartley, A. J. King, T. Lee, A. Routh, S. L. Walker, K. George

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, management, noninvasive monitoring, welfare

2012

Visitor Effects on the Behavior of Captive Western Lowland Gorillas: The Importance of Individual Differences in Examining Welfare

Authors: Tara S. Stoinski, Hannah F. Jaicks, Lindsey A. Drayton

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: crowd size, personality, sex differences, wounding rates, zoo

2012

Using motivation to feed as a way to assess the importance of space for broiler chickens

Authors: Stephanie Buijs, Linda J. Keeling, Frank A. M. Tuyttens

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: animal welfare, broiler chicken, crowding, gallus gallus domesticus, methodology, motivation, preference, space allowance, stocking density

2011

Severe Intragroup Aggressions in Captive Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

Authors: Bianca De Filippis, Flavia Chiarotti, Augusto Vitale

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: aggression, common marmosets

2009

Group differences in captive gorillas’ reaction to large crowds

Authors: C. Kuhar

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: agonistic behaviour, bachelor groups, gorilla, human-animal relationships, social behavior, social behaviour, zoo animals

2008

What causes crowding? Effects of space, facilities and group size on behaviour, with particular reference to furnished cages for hens

Authors: M.C. Appleby

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, behaviour, cages, crowding, freedom of movement, space

2004