The Effect of Enrichment on Leopard Geckos (Eublepharis macularius) Housed in Two Different Maintenance Systems (Rack System vs. Terrarium)

Authors: Damian Zieliński

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, leopard gecko, rack system, terrarium

2023

A Gecko-eye View of Naturalistic Enclosures

Authors: Victoria Davies, Abigail Heaman, James Brereton

Publication/Journal: Insights Biol Med.

Keywords: enclosure design, Lygodactylus williamsi, naturalism, reptile behaviour, visitor perception

2023

Reaction to Novel Objects and Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Levels in Two Species of Nocturnal Geckos

Authors: Gloria Fernández-Lázaro, Roberto Latorre, Juan C. Fontanillas Pérez, Isabel Barja

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, fecal corticosterone metabolites, gecko, individual differences, nocturnal species, object novelty, physiological stress, reptiles

2023

The Effect of Visitors on Zoo Reptile Behaviour during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Kimberley C Carter, Isabel AT Keane, Lisa M Clifforde, Lewis J Rowden, Léa Fieschi-Méric, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: ethology, ex situ, human-animal interactions, lockdown, reptile, visitors absence

2021

The Effect of Visitors on Zoo Reptile Behaviour during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Kimberley C Carter, Isabel AT Keane, Lisa M Clifforde, Lewis J Rowden, Léa Fieschi-Méric, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: ethology, ex situ, human-animal interactions, lockdown, reptile, visitors absence

2021

Does enrichment improve reptile welfare? Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) respond to five types of environmental enrichment

Authors: Meredith J. Bashaw, Mallory D. Gibson, Devan M. Schowe, Abigail S. Kucher

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: captivity, exploration, gentle handling, lizard, squamata, welfare

2016

Persistent effect of incubation temperature on stress-induced behavior in the Yucatan banded gecko (Coleonyx elegans)

Authors: Marian Trnik, Jana Albrechtová, Lukáš Kratochvíl

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: antipredator behavior, antipredator behaviour, behavioral syndrome, behavioural syndrome, open-field test, personality, phenotypic plasticity

2011

Amount of prenatal visual stimulation alters incubation time and postnatal preferences in leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius)

Authors: Merry J. Sleigh, Geoffrey F. Birchard

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: embryos, eublepharis macularius, gecko, hatching, prenatal visual stimulation

2001

Enclosure utilization and activity of Round Island geckos (Phelsuma guentheri)

Authors: Colette L. Wheler, John E. Fa

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity, environmental enrichment, phelsuma guentheri, round island gecko, space use

1995