Abnormal swimming is associated with inner ear damage and improves with meclizine treatment and increased habitat complexity: A case study in Urobatis jamaicensis
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal health, animal welfare, aquarium science, elasmobranch, vestibular disease
2024
Analytical and biological validation of a noninvasive measurement of glucocorticoid metabolites in feces of Geoffroy’s spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi)
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: capture, circadian rhythm, cortisol, enzyme immunoassay, platyrrhines, reproductive state
2024
Animal–Staff Interactions
Publication/Journal: Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice
Keywords: HAI, human-animal interactions
2024
Assessing Giraffe Welfare During Seasonal Habitat Changes in Northern US Zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, enclosure, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, giraffe, recumbency
2024
The behavioral response of a captive female Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) to mixed-species exhibition with two Asian small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinereus)
Publication/Journal:
Keywords: activity budget, animal welfare, enrichment, environmental conditions, primates, Reaction norms, Surveillance, translocation, zoo
2024
Development of a novel primate welfare assessment tool for research macaques
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: 3rs, animal behaviour, animal welfare, behaviour management programmes, refinement, welfare assessment
2024
Does zoo visitor presence and noise impact the behaviour and enclosure use of zoo-housed Siamese crocodiles? A case study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: crocodilian, Electivity Index, enclosure design, post-occupancy evaluation, visitor presence
2024
Effects of different rooting materials on behaviour and welfare of finishing pigs
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, environmental enrichment, finishing pigs, rooting material, welfare
2024
Effects of Enclosure Complexity and Design on Behaviour and Physiology in Captive Animals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behavior, captive animals, enclosure complexity, enclosure design, physiology
2024
Effects of nocturnal outdoor enclosure access on space use and sleep-related behaviour in captive giraffes
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal welfare, housing management, lying down, modified SPI, recumbent posture
2024