Out of Sight, Out of Mind or Just Something in the Way? Visual Barriers Do Not Reduce Intraspecific Agonism in an All-Male Group of Nile Crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, crocodilian, evidence-based management, reptile behavior, reptile welfare, visual barriers, zoo exhibit design
2022
Bold Frogs or Shy Toads? How Did the COVID-19 Closure of Zoological Organisations Affect Amphibian Activity?
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: amphibian behaviour, amphibian welfare, COVID-19, enclosure usage, evidence-based husbandry, visitor effect
2021
Domestic animal welfare at the zoo: The impact of an animal visitor interaction program on chickens
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: ambassador animal, animal encounter, animal visitor interaction (AVI), behavior, gallus gallus, human-animal relationships
2021
The Effect of Altering Routine Husbandry Factors on Sleep Duration and Memory Consolidation in the Horse
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bedding, behaviour, equine, light, nocturnal, sleep
2021
The Effects of Choice-Based Design and Management on the Behavior and Space Use of Zoo-Housed Amur Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: carnivore, design, environmental choice, space use, tiger
2021
The effects of environmental enrichment on the behaviour of cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) in aviaries
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: avaries, cockatiel, enrichment, flight, parrot, substrate
2021
An evaluation of interactive projections as digital enrichment for orangutans
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: Digital enrichment, environmental enrichment, orangutan, positive reinforcement
2021
Exploring How White-Faced Sakis Control Digital Visual Enrichment Systems
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal technology, animal-computer-interaction, visual enrichment, white-faced saki
2021
Impacts of environmental and human disturbances on behaviour of captive kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
Publication/Journal: New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Keywords: apteryx mantelli, disturbance of captive animals, noise, pacing, visitor management
2021
Insights into Activity of Zoo Housed Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) during Periods of Limited Staff and Visitor Presence, a Focus on Resting Behaviour
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, evidence-based management, resting, sleep, social behavior
2021