Location, Location, Location! Evaluating Space Use of Captive Aquatic Species; A Case Study with Elasmobranchs
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, elasmobranch, sharks, space use, Spread of participation index, ZooMonitor
2022
Observations on the use of passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags in teleosts and elasmobranchs at a public aquarium, 728 cases, 2007–2020
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: elasmobranch, fish welfare, PIT tags, teleost
2022
Natural Habitat Design for Zoo-Housed Elasmobranch and Teleost Fish Species Improves Behavioural Repertoire and Space Use in a Visitor Facing Exhibit
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: Captive animal behavior, enclosure design, fish, visitor effect, welfare
2021
Challenges, pitfalls and surprises: development and validation of a monoclonal antibody for enzyme immunoassay of the steroid 1 alpha -hydroxycorticosterone in elasmobranch species
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: 1α-hydroxycorticosterone, glucocorticoid, hplc, mineralocorticoid, stingray, stress
2018
The skin microbiome of cow-nose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) in an aquarium touch-tank exhibit
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: 16s rrna gene, cow-nose ray, elasmobranch, microbiome, touch-tank
2017
Sustainable species management of the elasmobranch populations within European aquariums: a conservation challenge
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: conservation, elasmobranch, sustainable population
2017
Variability in hematology of white-spotted bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) in different living environments
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: complete blood count, elasmobranch, stocking density
2017
The hemic response of white-spotted bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) with inflammatory disease
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: cartilaginous fish, clasper, elasmobranchs, hematology, white blood cell count
2016
Seasonality and site fidelity of the zebra shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, in southeast Queensland, Australia
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: acoustic telemetry, elasmobranch, glmm, leopard shark, migration movement, philopatry, stegostoma fasciatum
2013
Validation of an Ultrasound-Guided Technique to Establish a Liver-to-Coelom Ratio and a Comparative Analysis of the Ratios Among Acclimated and Recently Wild-Caught Southern Stingrays, Dasyatis Americana
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: elasmobranch, lipid, liver, stingray, ultrasound
2013