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
Exploring the Effect of the COVID-19 Zoo Closure Period on Flamingo Behaviour and Enclosure Use at Two Institutions
Publication/Journal: Birds
Keywords: activity budgets, behaviour, COVID-19, enclosure usage, flamingos, visitors, welfare
2022
What’s Black and White and Pink All Over? Lesser Flamingo Nocturnal Behaviour Captured by Remote Cameras
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: husbandry evidence, lesser flamingo, noctournal behavior, remote monitoring, welfare
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
Influences of Rearing Environment on Behaviour and Welfare of Captive Chilean Flamingos: A Case Study on Foster-Reared and Parent-Reared Birds
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: behaviour, cross-fostering, development, flamingos, foster-rearing, husbandry, welfare
2021
Social associations in captive Caribbean flamingos Phoenicopterus ruber and their implications for flock management
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: affiliations, age, captive breeding, social network analysis, welfare, zoo
2021
Visitor presence and a changing soundscape, alongside environmental parameters, can predict enclosure usage in captive flamingos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: flamingos, sound, space usage, visitor effect, weather
2021
Visitor presence and a changing soundscape, alongside environmental parameters, can predict enclosure usage in captive flamingos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, enclosure, sound, space use, visitor effect, zoo husbandry
2021
What do we know about flamingo behaviors? A systematic review of the ethological research on the Phoenicopteridae (1978–2020)
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