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
Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care
Publication/Journal:
Keywords: ageing, animal welfare, animal well-being, environmental enrichment, exhibit design, facility design, geriatric animal, pain management, physiotherapy, veterinary care
2023
The impact of exhibit design on zoo visitor dwell time based on an unobtrusive observational methodology in Central European zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: exhibit features, ungulate, unobtrusive observation, visitor interest
2022
Maximum longevity and juvenile mortality in zoo‐housed mangabeys
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: longevity, mangabeys, mortality, population, zoo
2022
Bottlenose dolphin habitat and management factors related to activity and distance traveled in zoos and aquariums
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: accelerometers, animal behavior, animal welfare, data management, dolphins, habitats, oceans, swimming
2021
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
Habitat characteristics and animal management factors associated with habitat use by bottlenose dolphins in zoological environments
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, data management, dolphins, habitats, oceans, swimming, water columns
2021
Reference intervals and values for fecal cortisol, aldosterone, and the ratio of cortisol to dehydroepiandrosterone metabolites in four species of cetaceans
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: aldosterone, animal welfare, beluga whales, cortisol, dolphins, hormone bioassays, hormones, metabolites
2021
Effects of physiological changes and social life events on adrenal glucocorticoid activity in female zoo-housed Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: animal sociality, cortisol, elephants, estrous cycle, euthanasia, phase determination, pregnancy, urine
2020
Behavioral, demographic, and management influences on equine responses to negative reinforcement
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: horse management, learning, negative reinforcement, temperament, training
2019