UVB-emitting LEDs for reptile lighting: Identifying the risks of nonsolar UV spectra
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: hypervitaminosis D, photo-kerato-conjunctivitis, previtamin D3, vitamin d3
2023
Impact of Broad-Spectrum Lighting on Recall Behaviour in a Pair of Captive Blue-Throated Macaws (Ara glaucogularis)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: artificial lighting, behaviour, husbandry, Pstiaccidae, T5 lamps, ultraviolet light, vision
2022
Effects of Fluorescent Lighting Versus Sunlight Exposure on Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Feather Destructive Behavior in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
Keywords: Amazona ventralis, avian, avian vitamin D, feather destructive behavior, Hispaniolan Amazon parrot, UVB light
2019
How much UV-B does my reptile need? The UV-Tool, a guide to the selection of UV lighting for reptiles and amphibians in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: amphibians, captivity, reptiles, UV lighting
2016
Light colour and intensity alters reproductive/seasonal responses in Japanese quail
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: cloacal gland, gonad, led, light colours, light intensity
2015
Auditing animal welfare and making practical improvements in beef-, pork- and sheep-slaughter plants
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, auditing, handling, slaughter, stunning, vocalisation, vocalization
2012
The post-release fate of hand-reared orphaned bats: survival and habitat selection
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, kuhl's pipistrelle, post-release survival, rehabilitation, roost, sociality
2012
Short-term physiological and behavioural effects of high- versus low-frequency fluorescent light on captive birds
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: captivebird, corticosterone, flicker frequency, fluorescent lighting, light environment, sturnus vulgaris, welfare
2012
Effect of Spectral Composition of Artificial Light on the Attraction of Moths
Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation
Keywords: body-size dependent effect, cascading effects, ecology of the night, lepidoptera, light pollution
2011
Quantifying the vitamin D3 synthesizing potential of UVB lamps at specific distances over time
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: fluorescent lamps, mercury vapor lamps, metabolic bone disease, uvb
2010