Bold Frogs or Shy Toads? How Did the COVID-19 Closure of Zoological Organisations Affect Amphibian Activity?

Authors: Jack Boultwood, Michelle O’Brien, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: amphibian behaviour, amphibian welfare, COVID-19, enclosure usage, evidence-based husbandry, visitor effect

2021

Discrimination of Acoustic Stimuli and Maintenance of Graded Alarm Call Structure in Captive Meerkats

Authors: Sebastian Schneider, Sarah Goettlich, Charlette Diercks, Paul Wilhelm Dierkes

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: acoustic features, alarm calls, animal welfare, bioacoustics, fuzzy clustering, graded structure, LASSO algorithm, meerkats, natural behavior, playback experiment, suricates, vocalization, zoo

2021

In search of the optimal enrichment program for zoo‐housed animals

Authors: Aleksei A Podturkin

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

Authors: Jordyn Truax, Jennifer Vonk

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

Authors: Kimberly Sanders, Eduardo Fernandez

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

Authors: Sara Isgate, Justin J. Couchman

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

Authors: Mia E. Persson, Agaia J. Trottier, Johan Bélteky, Lina S. V. Roth, Per Jensen

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

Authors: Jatin Sarmah, Chaya R. Hazarika, Elizabeth V. Berkeley, Stefanie B. Ganswindt, Andre Ganswindt

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

Authors: Anna Scandurra, Alessandra Alterisio, Biagio D’Aniello

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: attachment bond, dog–human relationship, strange situation test, training, water rescue dogs

2016