Access to Multiple Habitats Improves Welfare: A Case Study of Two Zoo-Housed Black Bears (Ursus americanus)

Authors: Kelly Bruno, Cassidy Hubbard, Emily Lynch

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: american black bear, animal welfare, carnivore, choice and control, environmental enrichment, zoo

2023

Aquarium Visitors Catch Some Rays: Rays Are More Active in the Presence of More Visitors

Authors: Jordyn Truax, Jennifer Vonk, Eness Meri, Sandra M. Troxell-Smith

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: aquarium, elasmobranch, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare

2023

Posture as a Non-Invasive Indicator of Arousal in American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus)

Authors: Sarah M Woody, Rachel M Santymire, Katherine A Cronin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: amphibian, behavior, breathing, welfare, zoo-housed

2021

Posture as a Non-Invasive Indicator of Arousal in American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus)

Authors: Sarah M Woody, Rachel M Santymire, Katherine A Cronin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: amphibian, behavior, breathing, welfare, zoo-housed

2021

The effects of claw ligatures in American lobster (Homarus americanus) storage: a preliminary study of haemolymph parameters

Authors: Chiara Coppola, Erica Tirloni, Mauro Vasconi, Aniello Anastasio, Simone Stella, Cristian Bernardi

Publication/Journal: Acta Veterinaria Brno

Keywords: claws binding, crustacea, invertebrates, stress response

2019

Challenges, pitfalls and surprises: development and validation of a monoclonal antibody for enzyme immunoassay of the steroid 1 alpha -hydroxycorticosterone in elasmobranch species

Authors: Catharine J. Wheaton, Natalie D. Mylniczenko, John M. Rimoldi, Rama S. V. S. Gadepalli, R. Hart, Bobbi R. O'Hara, Andrew N. Evans

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: 1α-hydroxycorticosterone, glucocorticoid, hplc, mineralocorticoid, stingray, stress

2018

Coupling salinity reduction to aquatic animal well-being and ecosystem representativeness at the Biodôme de Montréal

Authors: NR Le François, S Picq, A Savoie, JC Boussin, S Plante, E Wong, L Misserey, S Rojas, JP Genet

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: aquatic animal welfare, salinity

2015

Bears ‘Count’ Too: Quantity Estimation and Comparison in Black Bears, Ursus americanus

Authors: J. Vonk, M.J. Beran

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: area, bear, number, quantity estimation, ratio, ursus americanus

2012

Concept formation in American black bears, Ursus americanus

Authors: Jennifer Vonk, Stephanie E. Jett, Kelly W. Mosteller

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: black bear, cognition, concept formation, level of abstraction, ursus americanus

2012

Exposure to the steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone modulates agonistic interactions in male Homarus americanus

Authors: V. L. Reinhart, S. I. Cromarty, M. W. Sipala, G. Kass-Simon

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: 20-hydroxyecdysone, aggressive behavior, agonistic behavior, chemoreception, crustacea, homarus americanus, molting hormone, pheromone, steroid

2012