Using ecosystem health and welfare assessments to determine impacts of wild collection for public aquariums
Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE
Keywords:
2023
Behavioral interactions and glucocorticoid production of Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) mothers and foals
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: affiliative behavior, agonistic behavior, equid, fecal hormone, mother-offspring, nursing
2021
Caretaker attitudes and animal training are associated with alpaca behaviour towards humans—An online survey
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: attitudes, behaviour, behavioural problems, ease of handling, human-animal interactions, new world camelids
2021
Development of an evidence-based welfare approach for cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) under human care
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, cheetah, hair cortisol, human care, zoo
2021
Should Zoo Food Be Chopped for Captive Turacos?
Publication/Journal: Birds
Keywords: behavior, chopped food, Fischer's Turaco, food intake, food preparation, Tauraco fischeri, Tauraco leucotis, White-cheeked Turaco, zoo nutrition, zookeeper time
2021
Don’t Demean “Invasives”: Conservation and Wrongful Species Discrimination
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal rights, discrimination, invasive species
2019
Effects of handling and short-term captivity: a multi-behaviour approach using red sea urchins, Mesocentrotus franciscanus
Publication/Journal: PeerJ
Keywords: animal welfare, Echinoderm, invertebrate, reintroduction, relocation, stress
2019
Characterization of estrous cycles and pregnancy in Somali wild asses (Equus africanus somaliensis) through fecal hormone analyses
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: equid, estrogens, gestation, progestagens
2018
Intranasal administration of oxytocin increases human aggressive behavior
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: aggression, oxytocin, social salience
2016
Recumbence Behavior in Zoo Elephants: Determination of Patterns and Frequency of Recumbent Rest and Associated Environmental and Social Factors
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: elephants, recumbency, welfare, zoo
2016