Improving Reproductive Success in Captive Marmosets Through Active Female Choice

Authors: Taylor M. Drazan, Sean P. Bradley, Aikeen M. Jones, Krystal H. Allen-Worthington, Yogita Chudasama

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: active female choice, callithrix jacchus, common marmosets, reproductive success

2025

Accessibility challenges and opportunities at Brasília Zoo: Achieving a balance between visitor experience and animal welfare

Authors: Paula Albala, Mafalda Pantoja, Ederson Teixeira, Marta Romero

Publication/Journal: E3S Web of Conferences

Keywords: accessibility, animal welfare, visitor experience, zoo

2024

Advancing zoo animal welfare through data science: scaling up continuous improvement efforts

Authors: Liptovszky,Matyas

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Keywords: animal welfare, artificial intelligence, continuous improvement, data science, evidence-based decision making, machine learning, zoo

2024

Animal–Staff Interactions

Authors: Vicky Melfi, Samantha Ward, Chris Pawson, Geoff Hosey

Publication/Journal: Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice

Keywords: HAI, human-animal interactions

2024

Animal–Visitor Interactions

Authors: Neil D’Cruze, Georgina Groves

Publication/Journal: CABI Books

Keywords: animal visitor interaction (AVI), animal welfare, avi, responsible management

2024

Assessing Giraffe Welfare During Seasonal Habitat Changes in Northern US Zoos

Authors: Catherine Razal, Jocelyn Bryant, Lance Miller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, enclosure, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, giraffe, recumbency

2024

Assessing Visitor Effects on Zoo Animals

Authors: Mark J Learmonth, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice

Keywords: animal welfare, HAI, human-animal interactions, visitor effects

2024

Automatic detection of stereotypical behaviors of captive wild animals based on surveillance videos of zoos and animal reserves

Authors: Zixuan Yin, Yaqin Zhao, Zhihao Xu, Qiuping Yu

Publication/Journal: Ecological Informatics

Keywords: animal tracking, animal welfare, captive animal, Motion trajectory, Siamese network, stereotypical behavior

2024

Benchmarking Giant Panda Welfare in Tourism: A Co-Design Approach for Animals, Tourists, Managers, and Researchers

Authors: Yulei Guo, David Fennell

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, benchmark, co-design, giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), tourism, visitor comments

2024

Catcalls: exotic cats discriminate the voices of familiar caregivers

Authors: T. Crews, J. Vonk, M. McGuire

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: *Voice/physiology, animals, caregivers, Familiar human, felid, felidae, humans, physiology, pilot projects, psychology, rearing history, recognition, Vocal discrimination

2024

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