Latitudinal and zoo specific zeitgebers influence circadian and circannual rhythmicity of behavior in captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Psychology
Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, breeding, circadian, circannual, zeitgeber, zoo
2023
Training in the Dark: Using Target Training for Non-Invasive Application and Validation of Accelerometer Devices for an Endangered Primate (Nycticebus bengalensis)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal training plan, animal welfare, bio-logger, positive reinforcement, random forest, strepsirrhine
2022
Biological and environmental factors as sources of variation in nocturnal behavior of giraffe
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: activity budget, giraffe, linear mixed modeling, nocturnal behavior, sleep behavior
2021
Social relationships among captive male pygmy slow lorises (Nycticebus pygmaeus): Is forming male same‐sex pairs a feasible management strategy?
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: affiliative, aggression, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, management strategies, same-sex grouping, slow loris, social group
2021
Increase in environmental temperature affects exploratory behaviour, anxiety and social preference in Danio rerio
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: anxiety, exploratory behavior, fish welfare, social behavior, zebrafish
2020
Multivariate Analyses of the Activity Pattern and Behavior of the Lesser Anteater on Open and Closed Days at Córdoba Zoo, Argentina
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: enclosure use, human-animal interaction, Tamandua tetradactyla, time-activity budget, visitor effect
2020
Shedding light into the dark: age and light shape nocturnal activity and sleep behaviour of giraffe
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: giraffe, linear mixed models, nocturnal activity budget, rest-activity cycle
2020
Behavioral patterns of laboratory Mongolian gerbils by sex and housing condition: a case study with an emphasis on sleeping patterns
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: behavioral patterns, captivity, case study, housing conditions, mongolian gerbil, sleep, social isolation, water consumption
2019
Improving Leg Health in Broiler Chickens: A Systematic Review of the Effect of Environmental Enrichment
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, broiler chicken, environmental enrichment, leg health, light, stocking density
2019
Daily rhythmicity of behavioral responses in donkeys of different age groups during the cold-dry (harmattan) and hot-dry seasons in a tropical savannah
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: behavior, cold-dry season, daily rhythm, donkeys, hot-dry season
2018