Effects of food-based enrichment on enclosure use and behavioral patterns in captive mammalian predators: a case study from an Austrian wildlife park
Publication/Journal: PeerJ
Keywords: animal behavior, animal visibility, animal welfare, brown bear, Domestic ferret, Pine marten
2023
Bold Frogs or Shy Toads? How Did the COVID-19 Closure of Zoological Organisations Affect Amphibian Activity?
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: amphibian behaviour, amphibian welfare, COVID-19, enclosure usage, evidence-based husbandry, visitor effect
2021
In search of the optimal enrichment program for zoo‐housed animals
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: activity budget, environmental enrichment, European badger, golden jackal, novelty, zoo-housed
2021
Silence is Golden: Auditory Preferences in Zoo-housed Gorillas
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: choice, enrichment, gorilla, sound
2021
Behavioral Implications of Enrichment for Golden Lion Tamarins: A Tool for Ex Situ Conservation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: callitrichid, enrichment, foraging, golden lion tamarin, primate, puzzle feeder
2020
What Makes a Dog Adoptable? An Eye-Tracking Investigation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: adoptability, adoption, breed perception, eye tracking
2018
Intranasal oxytocin and a polymorphism in the oxytocin receptor gene are associated with human-directed social behavior in golden retriever dogs
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: behavior genetics, canine, canine behavior, domestic dog, oxtr, oxytocin, oxytocin receptor gene, social behavior, wolf
2017
Non-invasive assessment of adrenocortical function as a measure of stress in the endangered golden langur
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: acth challenge test, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, golden langur, non-invasive stress monitoring
2017
Behavioural effects of training on water rescue dogs in the Strange Situation Test
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: attachment bond, dog–human relationship, strange situation test, training, water rescue dogs
2016
A comparison of activity patterns for captive Propithecus tattersalli and Propithecus coquereli
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: allogrooming, coquerel's sifaka, female dominance, golden-crowned sifaka, lemur, social behavior
2016