Assessing preferences of two zoo‐housed Aldabran giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) for three stimuli using a novel preference test
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, giant tortoise, preference testing, reptile behavior, tortoise, zoo animals
2020
Short- and long-term changes in the intensity of responses of pinnipeds to tourist approaches in Cabo Polonio, Uruguay
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behavioural responses, human-animal interactions, tourism
2018
Improved capture of stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae) by placement of knight stick sticky fly traps protected by electric fence inside animal exhibit yards at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: biting fly, fly management, pesticide-free trap, solar power, stomoxys calcitrans
2017
Effects of feeding management and group composition on agonistic behaviour of group-housed horses
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aggression, equine, feeding system, forage availability, individual distance, locomotor-activity
2016
Effects of Long-Term Exposure to an Electronic Containment System on the Behaviour and Welfare of Domestic Cats
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: cats, electronic containment, free-roaming cats, welfare
2016
Phenotypic correlates of melanization in two Sceloporus occidentalis (Phrynosomatidae) populations: Behavior, androgens, stress reactivity, and ectoparasites
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: aggression, corticosterone, ectoparasites, elevation, melanin, population differences, sceloporus, testosterone
2016
Conflict behavior in elite show jumping and dressage horses
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
Keywords: conflict behavior, dressage, horse, show jumping, welfare
2015
The effect of physical contact between dairy cows and calves during separation on their post-separation behavioural response
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cattle, fence-line, organic, weaning, welfare
2015
No increased stress response in horses on small and electrically fenced paddocks
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cortisol, electric fence, heart rate variability, horse, saliva, stress
2015
Can Enrichment Make Brazilian Tapir Spend More Time on View to the Public?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: enrichment, tapir, zoo
2014