Abnormal swimming is associated with inner ear damage and improves with meclizine treatment and increased habitat complexity: A case study in Urobatis jamaicensis
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal health, animal welfare, aquarium science, elasmobranch, vestibular disease
2024
Catcalls: exotic cats discriminate the voices of familiar caregivers
Publication/Journal: PeerJ
Keywords: *Voice/physiology, animals, caregivers, Familiar human, felid, felidae, humans, physiology, pilot projects, psychology, rearing history, recognition, Vocal discrimination
2024
Monitoring Thermoregulation Patterns in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Winter Months in Southwestern Ontario Using Infrared Thermography
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: age, ambient-temperature, behavior, elephas maximus, infrared thermography, thermal windows, weight
2023
Behavioral characterization of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): defining progressive stages of male sexual behavior in in-situ and ex-situ populations
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: elephant, musth, reproduction, sri lanka, temporal gland secretions, zoo
2022
Posture as a Non-Invasive Indicator of Arousal in American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: amphibian, behavior, breathing, welfare, zoo-housed
2021
Posture as a Non-Invasive Indicator of Arousal in American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: amphibian, behavior, breathing, welfare, zoo-housed
2021
Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) behavioral responses to a visual signal preceding handling
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: ambassador, contact animals, gloves, habituate, predictable
2020
Aggressive behavior and stress response after oxytocin administration in male Norway rats selected for different attitudes to humans
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: aggressive, corticosterone, oxytocin, rats, selection, tame
2019
Maternal Behavior, Posture Change, and Production Performance of Lactating Sows Housed in an Enriched Environment
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: enriched environment, posture, sows, survival
2019
Nesting, sleeping, and nighttime behaviors in wild and captive great apes
Publication/Journal: Primates
Keywords: bonobo, chimpanzee, environmental enrichment, gorilla, nest building, orangutan, sleep posture, sleep quality, welfare
2019