Behaviors related to positive, neutral, or negative valence in Odocoileus virginianus in below ground level or ground level exhibitor and influx of visitors

Authors: Nelly Elizabeth Puc-Balam, Luis Armando Sarmiento-Franco, Pedro Geraldo González-Pech

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: animal welfare, visitor effects, white-tailed deer, zoo

2023

Noise interfere on feeding behaviour but not on food preference of saffron finches (Sicalis flaveola)

Authors: Renan Henriques Lage Duarte, Marcela Fortes de Oliveira Passos, Marina Vale Beirão, Afiwa Midamegbe, Robert John Young, Cristiano Schetini de Azevedo

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, finches, noise pollution

2023

Agonistic behavior and feeding competition in the largest piranha species, Pygocentrus piraya, in a zoo

Authors: Ronald G Oldfield, Josie E Thal, Praanjal Das, Nick J Zarlinga, Kristen E Lukas, Jason D Wark

Publication/Journal: Journal of Ethology

Keywords: agonistic behavior, feeding competition, piranha, zoo

2022

Assessment of Feeding Behavior of the Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) and Nutritional Values of Natural Prey

Authors: Valentín Zárate, Jesica R Mufari, Lucía G Abalos Luna, Daniel P Villarreal, Juan M Busso

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, diet, insectivorous, live feed, mymercophagidae, zenartha

2022

Do Monkeys Want Audio or Visual Stimuli? Interactive Computers for Choice with White-Faced Sakis in Zoos

Authors: Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, Vilma Kankaanpää

Publication/Journal: Designing Interactive Systems Conference

Keywords: animal-computer-interaction, audio analysis, monkey, preference, primate, stimuli, visual

2022

A food for all seasons: Stability of food preferences in gorillas across testing methods and seasons

Authors: Jennifer Vonk, Jordyn Truax, Molly C McGuire

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: *food preferences, gorilla, paired-choice, stability, touchscreen, validation, zoo

2022

Go for Lipids! Food Preferences and Nutrient Composition in Zoo-Housed White-Faced Sakis, Pithecia pithecia

Authors: Vasco Alexandre Martins, Natalie Magnusson, Matthias Laska

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Primatology

Keywords: *food preferences, correlational analysis, nutrient composition, Pithecia pitchecia, white-faced saki

2022

Material and food exploration by zoo‐housed animals can inform cognition and enrichment apparatus design

Authors: Fay E Clark, Lucy Chivers, Olivia Pearson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, cognition, enrichment, zoo

2022

Should Zoo Foods be Chopped or Should We ‘Lemur’ them Whole

Authors: JE Brereton

Publication/Journal: MedPress Nutrition & Food Sciences

Keywords: chopped food, food presentation, lemur catta, primate, zoo

2022

Body Size Is Related to Temperature Preference in Hyla chrysoscelis Tadpoles

Authors: Danielle R Kirsch, Shawna Fix, Jon M Davenport, Kristen K Cecala, Joshua R Ennen

Publication/Journal: Journal of Herpetology

Keywords: anuran, thermal preference

2021