Development of an animal welfare tool for zoo-housed primates, considering intra- and inter-rater reliability
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: assessment, inter-rater reliability, intra-rater reliability, primates, tool, welfare, zoo
2024
Mirror, mirror on the wall… How tank material and the presence of “enrichments” affect competition and agonism in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aggression, agonism, environmental enrichment, fish welfare, Zebrafish husbandry
2023
Modification of Domestic Animal Lameness Scales for Use in Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: asiatic black bear, bear lameness scale, lameness assessment, locomotion, Ursus spp., Ursus thibetanus, welfare assessment
2023
Comparison of Two Different Feather Sampling Methods to Measure Corticosterone in Wild Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) and Wild Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, comparative study, cut feathers, feather corticosterone, greater flamingo, less invasive, mallards, plucked feathers, refinement, sex comparison, wild birds
2021
Nature calls: intelligence and natural foraging style predict poor welfare in captive parrots
Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences
Keywords: abnormal behavior, animal welfare, captive breeding, parrots, phylogenetic comparative methods, stress
2021
Influence of vitamin E and carcass feeding supplementation on fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in male black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes)
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: androgen, black-footed ferret, carcass feeding, fecal glucocorticoid, vitamin e
2020
The effect of pack separation on social relationships and behaviour in captive African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: african wild dog, behaviour, captive management, social relationships, welfare
2019
Effects of assembly and operation of an amusement ride on the behaviour of a pair of captive Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: construction, novel attractions, zoo animal welfare
2019
A retrospective study of mortality in Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in UK zoos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: carcinoma, disease, European, felid, zoological
2019
Use of molecular data in zoo and aquarium collection management: Benefits, challenges, and best practices
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive breeding, hereditary disease, inbreeding, kinship estimation, population management
2019