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
Spatial considerations for captive snakes
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: captive, enclosure, husbandry, snake, space, stress
2019
A cage-based training, cognitive testing and enrichment system optimized for rhesus macaques in neuroscience research
Publication/Journal: Behavior Research Methods
Keywords: acquisition, animal, animal welfare, automated testing, baboons papio-papio, behavioral management, cognitive neuroscience, computerized test systems, cortex, environmental enrichment, experimental, housing, macaca-mulatta, mathematical, monkey, mt neurons, non-human primates, parietal, performance, psychology, receptive-field, representation
2017
A comparison of inferential analysis methods for multilevel studies: Implications for drawing conclusions in animal welfare science
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal health, animal welfare, mixed effect models, pig, sample size, study design
2017