Quantifying Acute Behavioral Reactions of Bali Mynas (Leucopsar rothschildi) to Environmental and Progressively Challenging Enrichment
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: cognitive, glean, interaction, neophobia, peck, pluck
2023
Do Birds of a Feather Always Flock Together? Assessing Differences in Group and Individual Zoo Enclosure Usage by Comparing Commonly Available Methods
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure usage, flamingo, social behaviour, Spread of participation index, zoo animal welfare, zoo enclosure
2022
Effects of rearing methods on feather-damaging behavior and corticosterone metabolite excretion in the peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis Vieillot)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: Agapornis roseicollis Vieillot, corticosterone metabolite, feather-damaging behavior, hand rearing, parental rearing with neonatal handling, peach-faced lovebird
2022
Comparison of Two Different Feather Sampling Methods to Measure Corticosterone in Wild Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) and Wild Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, comparative study, cut feathers, feather corticosterone, greater flamingo, less invasive, mallards, plucked feathers, refinement, sex comparison, wild birds
2021
Feather Corticosterone Measurements and Behavioral Observations in the Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Living under Different Flight Restraint Conditions in German Zoos
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behavior, clipping feathers, deflighting, feather corticosterone, great white pelican, pinioning, zoo animal welfare
2021
Feather Corticosterone Measurements and Behavioral Observations in the Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Living under Different Flight Restraint Conditions in German Zoos
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behavior, clipping feathers, deflighting, feather corticosterone, great white pelican, pinioning, zoo animal welfare
2021
Investigating the Effect of Enrichment on the Behavior of Zoo-Housed Southern Ground Hornbills
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: bucerotidae, Bucovus leadbeateri, carcass feeding, mirror, Spread of participation index
2021
Investigating the Effect of Enrichment on the Behavior of Zoo-Housed Southern Ground Hornbills
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: bucerotidae, Bucovus leadbeateri, carcass feeding, mirror, Spread of participation index
2021
Nature calls: intelligence and natural foraging style predict poor welfare in captive parrots
Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences
Keywords: abnormal behavior, animal welfare, captive breeding, parrots, phylogenetic comparative methods, stress
2021
Feather Corticosterone Measurements of Greater Flamingos Living under Different Forms of Flight Restraint
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, bird, deflighting, feather corticosterone, greater flamingo, pinioning
2020