Behavioral Diversity as a Potential Indicator of Positive Animal Welfare

Authors: Lance J Miller, Greg A Vicino, Jessica Sheftel, Lisa K Lauderdale

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, behavior-based enrichment, behavioral restriction, evidence-based management, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, stereotypic behavior, thrive, welfare assessment

2020

Directions in animal enclosure use studies

Authors: James Edward Brereton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure use, evidence-based zoo animal management, exhibit design, Spread of participation index

2020

The Effect of Behind-The-Scenes Encounters and Interactive Presentations on the Welfare of Captive Servals (Leptailurus serval)

Authors: Lydia K Acaralp-Rehnberg, Grahame J Coleman, Michael JL Magrath, Vicky Melfi, Kerry V Fanson, Ian M Bland

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: human-animal interaction, live animal encounter programs, small felids, visitor effects, zoo animal welfare

2020

Effects of habitat modifications on behavioral indicators of welfare for Madagascar giant hognose snakes (Leioheterodon madagascariensis)

Authors: MS Spain, G Fuller, SM Allard

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: behavioral diversity, environmental enrichment, environmental exploration, habitat design, reptile welfare

2020

Effects of personality and rearing-history on the welfare of captive Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica)

Authors: Sitendu Goswami, Praveen C Tyagi, Pradeep K Malik, Shwetank J Pandit, Riyazahmed F Kadivar, Malcolm Fitzpatrick, Samrat Mondol

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: asiatic lion, captivity, personality, rearing, welfare

2020

Evaluation of the Impact of Behavioral Opportunities on Four Zoo-Housed Aardvarks (Orycteropus afer)

Authors: Jennifer Hamilton, Grace Fuller, Stephanie Allard

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, corticosterone, environmental enrichment, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, goal-based enrichment, nocturnal species

2020

The Four Cs of Modern (Neuro) ethology and Neuroethics: Cognition, Complexity, Conation, and Culture

Authors: Simon Gadbois

Publication/Journal: Neuroethics and Nonhuman Animals

Keywords: affective neuroscience, cognition, complexity, conation, culture, social neuroscience

2020

The influence of sex, rearing history, and personality on abnormal behaviour in zoo-housed bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Authors: Daan W Laméris, Nicky Staes, Marina Salas, Steffi Matthyssen, Jonas Verspeek, Jeroen MG Stevens

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal behaviour, animal welfare, great ape, personality, rearing, zoo

2020

Monitoring glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations as a proxy of environmental stress across important life-history stages in captive african penguins

Authors: J Scheun, J Gulson, A Ganswindt

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: adrenalcortical, African penguins, captive, glucocorticoids, non-invasive

2020

Personality traits modulate stress responses after enclosure change of captive capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus)

Authors: Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira, Elanne De Paiva Fonseca, Ana Cecilia Correia Santos Das Chagas, Luiz Guilherme Mesquita Pinheiro, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de Sousa, Hélderes Peregrino Alves Da Silva, Nicole Leite Galvão-Coelho, Renata Gonçalves Ferreira

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal personality, animal welfare, captivity, enclosure change, individual differences, primates

2020

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