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
Enhancing welfare in a mixed exhibit: The impact of dispersed whole food on activity levels and feeding behaviours of Mexican military macaws and red-billed curassows
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: behaviour, bird, captive animals, chopped food, enrichment, Feeding techniques, Whole food
2023
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
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
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
Does the social network structure of wild animal populations differ from that of animals in captivity?
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: captivity, dominance, grooming, network position, social network analysis
2021
“How not to judge a deer by its cover”: a personality assessment study on captive adult red deer males (Cervus elaphus)
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: cervids, dominance hierarchy, personality assessment, questionnaires, red deer
2021