Assessing zoo giraffe survivorship: Methodological aspects, historical improvement and a rapid demographic shift
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: giraffa camelopardalis, husbandry, mortality, progress, survival
2024
Assessment of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and physiological biomarkers in aquarium-based bottlenose dolphins and killer whales
Publication/Journal: Chemosphere
Keywords: aldosterone, corticosterone, cortisol, Hydrogen peroxide, Lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress
2024
An enclosure quality ranking framework for terrestrial animals in captivity
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: captivity, environment, evidence-based conservation, framework, welfare, zoo animals
2024
Hibernating or not hibernating? Brown bears’ response to a mismatch between environmental natural cues and captive management, and its welfare implications
Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE
Keywords: animal welfare, captive management, cues, environment, physiology
2024
Personality Characteristics Predictive of Social Pairing Outcome in Orange-Winged Amazon Parrots (Amazona amazonica)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: amazon parrots, amazona amazonica, compatibility, orange-winged, pair housing, personality assessment, welfare
2024
Structural enrichment promotes natural behaviour and welfare of captive gilthead seabream broodstock
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aquaculture, behavioural indicators, environmental enrichment, Physiological indicators, positive welfare, Spawners
2024
Activity budgets, responses to disturbance and novel behaviours in captive mountain chicken frogs Leptodactylus fallax
Publication/Journal: Herpetological Journal
Keywords: amphibians, behaviour, disturbance, mSPI, welfare, zoo
2023
Aquarium Visitors Catch Some Rays: Rays Are More Active in the Presence of More Visitors
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: aquarium, elasmobranch, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare
2023
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in US zoos, sanctuaries, and research facilities: A survey-based comparison of species-typical behaviors
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: ape, chimpanzee, primate, species-typical behavior, welfare
2023
Comparing Predictors and Outcomes of Higher Allostatic Load across Zoo-Housed African Great Apes
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: biomarkers, bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, morbidity, mortality, stress
2023