Allostatic Load Index Effectively Measures Chronic Stress Status in Zoo-Housed Giraffes
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: conservation, morality, morbidity, stressors, zoo welfare
2023
Behaviors related to positive, neutral, or negative valence in Odocoileus virginianus in below ground level or ground level exhibitor and influx of visitors
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare, visitor effects, white-tailed deer, zoo
2023
Behaviors related to positive, neutral, or negative valence in Odocoileus virginianus in below-ground-level or ground-level exhibitor and influx of visitors
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: Crowd noise, Exhibitor environment, habituation, ungulates, Visitors’ influx
2023
Comparing Predictors and Outcomes of Higher Allostatic Load across Zoo-Housed African Great Apes
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: biomarkers, bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, morbidity, mortality, stress
2023
Compassion Fatigue in Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Caregivers: Prevalence, Contributing Factors, and Coping Mechanisms
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: caregiver, chimpanzee, compassion fatigue, sanctuary, zoo, zookeeper
2023
Euthanasia of Geriatric Zoo Animals: Decision-Making and Procedure
Publication/Journal: Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care
Keywords: aging, animal welfare, end-of-life decisions, euthanasia, geriatric
2023
Exploration of cultural norms and behavioural beliefs about zoo animal behaviour, welfare, ethics and husbandry practices in a sample of the international zoo community
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, beliefs, culture, zoo
2023
Food-related substrate preference in juveniles seastar Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis (Müller & Troschel,1842) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: aquaculture, bio media, captive breeding, marine aquarium, marine invertebrate
2023
Assessing North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) Welfare
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, animal welfare assessment, conservation, North Atlantic right whale
2021
DNA Damage as a Potential Non-Invasive Indicator of Welfare: A Preliminary Study in Zoo-Housed Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine, 8-OHdG, animal welfare indicator, glucocorticoids, grizzly bear, oxidative stress
2021