Behavioral Implications of Enrichment for Golden Lion Tamarins: A Tool for Ex Situ Conservation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: callitrichid, enrichment, foraging, golden lion tamarin, primate, puzzle feeder
2020
Development of an environmental enrichment programme: case study of white Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris bengalensis) and jaguar (Panthera onca) at Moscow Zoo
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: bengal tiger, data collection, enrichment programme, evaluation, jaguar
2020
Documenting Aggression, Dominance and the Impacts of Visitor Interaction on Galápagos Tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) in a Zoo Setting
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behaviour, elo-rating, fixed action pattern, welfare, zoo
2020
Evaluation of the Impact of Behavioral Opportunities on Four Zoo-Housed Aardvarks (Orycteropus afer)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, corticosterone, environmental enrichment, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, goal-based enrichment, nocturnal species
2020
Influence of early rearing environment on water-borne cortisol and expression of stress-related genes in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
Publication/Journal: Molecular Biology Reports
Keywords: carp, corticotrophin-releasing hormone, cortisol, enrichment, fish, post-release survival, stress
2020
Making a Tiger’s Day: Free-Operant Assessment and Environmental Enrichment to Improve the Daily Lives of Captive Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris)
Publication/Journal: Behavior Analysis in Practice
Keywords: environmental enrichment, free operant, preference assessment, tigers
2020
Preference assessments as a tool to evaluate environmental enrichment
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, environmental enrichment, free operant, paired-choice, preference assessment
2020
The Relevance of Operant Behavior in Conceptualizing the Psychological Well-Being of Captive Animals
Publication/Journal: Perspectives on Behavior Science
Keywords: animal welfare, operant behavior
2020
Attitudes of veterinarians and veterinary students to recommendations on how to improve dog and cat welfare in veterinary practice
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare, cats, companion animals, dogs, low-stress handling, veterinary practice
2019
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