Behaviors related to positive, neutral, or negative valence in Odocoileus virginianus in below ground level or ground level exhibitor and influx of visitors
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare, visitor effects, white-tailed deer, zoo
2023
Long-Term Assessment of Captive Chimpanzees: Influence of Social Group Composition, Seasonality and Biographic Background
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: adverse early life experiences, behavior, captive care, chimpanzee, group alterations, group composition, seasonality, social network analysis
2023
Agonistic behavior and feeding competition in the largest piranha species, Pygocentrus piraya, in a zoo
Publication/Journal: Journal of Ethology
Keywords: agonistic behavior, feeding competition, piranha, zoo
2022
Assessment of Feeding Behavior of the Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) and Nutritional Values of Natural Prey
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, diet, insectivorous, live feed, mymercophagidae, zenartha
2022
Social structure and habitat design affect the impact of a novel feeding enrichment for alligators
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: alligator, animal welfare, enrichment, zoo
2022
24/7 behaviour and welfare of giraffes
Publication/Journal: BIAZA Research Symposium, Date: 2021/07/13-2021/07/14, Location: Online
Keywords: behavior, giraffes, nocturnal behavior, rumination, welfare
2021
Behavioural diversity as a potential welfare indicator for professionally managed chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Exploring variations in calculating diversity using species-specific behaviours
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral diversity, chimpanzee, diversity index, faecal glucocorticoid metabolites, immunoglobulin a, shannon-wiener diversity index
2021
Development of an image-based body condition score for giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis and a comparison of zoo-housed and free-ranging individuals
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: body condition score, free-ranging giraffe, PMS, zoo
2021
The effect of different types of environmental enrichment on Humboldt penguin Spheniscus humboldti behaviour
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: enrichment, feed, island, minnows, penguins, sticks
2021
The Effects of Live Feeding on Swimming Activity and Exhibit Use in Zoo Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, exhibit use, live feeding, penguin, swimming activity, zoo
2021