Age and Social History Impact Social Interactions between Bull Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) at Denver Zoo
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, elephant management, group compatibility, pachyderms, social behavior
2023
Age-Related Change in the Association Choices of Two Species of Juvenile Flamingos
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal husbandry, animal welfare, association, behavioural development, enclosure use, flamingo
2023
Biological and Management-Related Predictors of Reproductive Success in North American Ex Situ Asian Small-Clawed Otters (Aonyx cinereus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: breeding programs, deslorelin, habitat complexity, mate incompatibility, reproductive viability analysis (RVA), reversibility, Suprelorin, zoo
2023
Quality of Life Assessment: The Value of Longitudinal Data in Making the End-of-Life Care Decision for a Macaque (Macaca Silenus/Macaca Nemestrina)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal management, end-of-life decisions, quality of life, singly housed, welfare
2023
Sonic enrichment at the zoo: What will the zoo of the future sound like?
Publication/Journal: Interaction Studies
Keywords: animal agency, animal control, animal enrichment, animal ethics, animal wellbeing, animal-computer-interaction, audio enrichment, interspecies enrichment, sonic enrichment, zoo interactive systems, zoo technology
2023
The Zone Overlap Index: A new measure of shared resource use in the zoo
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biol
Keywords: animal, animals, compatibility, enclosure design, housing, humans, mixed-species enclosure, Pianka Niche Overlap Index, proximity, zoo
2023
Assessing saddle‐billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) pair‐bonds and breeding behavior using behavior observed during multiple breeding seasons
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: breeding behavior, nesting behavior, pair bond, proximity, saddle-billed stork
2021
Evaluation of social compatibility in an all‐male group of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) by means of social network analysis
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: all-male group, chimpanzees, social compatibility, social network analysis
2021
Insights into Activity of Zoo Housed Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) during Periods of Limited Staff and Visitor Presence, a Focus on Resting Behaviour
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, evidence-based management, resting, sleep, social behavior
2021
Investigating the effect of social grouping on the behaviour of captive leopards
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: activity budget, Electivity Index, felid, panthera pardus, sociality
2021