Utilizing vocalizations to gain insight into the affective states of non-human mammals
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: affective state, animal welfare, bioacoustics, emotion, vocalization
2024
Monitoring the behaviour and stress physiology of male gorillas Gorilla gorilla gorilla for one year following bachelor group formation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: androgens, behaviour, glucocorticoids, non-invasive, primates, proximity, social introductions
2022
Longitudinal fecal hormone monitoring of adrenocortical function in zoo housed fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) during institutional transfers and breeding introductions
Publication/Journal: PloS One
Keywords: animal welfare, breeding introductions, captivity, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, fishing cat, transfers, zoo
2020
Evaluation of management in North American zoos to enhance breeding success of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) ex situ population
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, ex situ conservation, ex situ husbandry, felids, reproductive behavior
2019
In‐house monitoring of steroid hormone metabolites in urine informs breeding management of a giant anteater (Myrmechophaga tridactyla)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: estrogen, non-invasive, pregnancy, progesterone, xenarthra
2018
Friends give benefits: autumn social familiarity preferences predict reproductive output
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: brown-headed cowbird, familiarity, fission–fusion dynamics, reproduction, social dynamics, social network, social niche
2017
Higher levels of submissive behaviors at the onset of the pairing process of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) are associated with lower risk of wounding following introduction
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: social introductions, social wounding, submissive behaviors
2017
Gibbon Aggression During Introductions: An International Survey
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: aggression, gibbon, introduction
2016
Group compositional changes impact the social and feeding behaviors of captive hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: group compositional changes, introductions, old world monkeys, removals, social behavior
2016
Husbandry and propagation of the Chinese big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive breeding, hibernation, incubation
2016