The effects of the addition of two environmental enrichments on the behavior and fecal cortisol levels of three small felids species (Caracal caracal, Leptailurus serval, Leopardus pardalis) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: captivity, cortisol, environmental enrichment, felids
2023
Behavioural Impact of Captive Management Changes in Three Species of Testudinidae
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: behaviour, diversity index, enrichment, ethogram, reptile, tortoise, welfare
2022
The effects of the addition of two environmental enrichments on the behavior and fecal cortisol levels of three small felids species (Caracal caracal, Leptailurus serval, Leopardus pardalis) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol small felids, enrichment, zoo
2022
Immune and stress physiology of two captively‐housed tortoise species
Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Integrative Physiology
Keywords: immunology, stress, tortoise
2022
Investigating the Behavior and Personality Structure of the Aldabra Tortoise during Human Interactions and Training Events
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: Aldabrachelys giganea, animal personality, chelonia mydas, geochelone gigantea, human-animal interaction
2022
Assessing preferences of two zoo‐housed Aldabran giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) for three stimuli using a novel preference test
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, giant tortoise, preference testing, reptile behavior, tortoise, zoo animals
2020
Behaviour and welfare: the visitor effect in captive felids
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, felids, space use, stress, visitor effect, zoo
2017
Chelonian perivitelline membrane-bound sperm detection: A new breeding management tool
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: chelonian, conservation, fertility assessment, pvm, sperm, tortoise, turtle
2016
Radial-arm-maze behavior of the red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: cognitive map, radial-arm maze, response stereotypy, spatial cognition, tortoises
2012
Body size development of captive and free-ranging Leopard tortoises (Geochelone pardalis)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive breeding, geochelone pardalis, leopard tortoise, morphometrics, testudinae, tortoise growth
2010