Assessing the Preference of Rabbit Does to Social Contact or Seclusion: Results of Different Investigations
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: group housing, motivational cage, preference test, rabbit does, social contact
2020
The nocturnal activity of a commonly housed rodent: How African pygmy dormice (Graphiurus murinus) respond to an enriched environment
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: behavioral repertoires, Graphiurus murinus, nest box, space use, welfare
2020
A Preliminary Study Investigating the Impact of Musical Concerts on the Behavior of Captive Fiordland Penguins (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) and Collared Peccaries (Pecari tajacu)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal management, music, noise, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare
2020
Same Space, Different Species: The Influence of Exhibit Design on the Expression of Zoo-Housed Apes’ Species-Typical Retiring Behaviors
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: chimpanzee, exhibit design, gorilla, gorilla gorilla, nesting, pan troglodytes, space use
2020
Boldness at the nest predicts foraging and diving behaviour of female but not male African penguins
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: at-sea behaviour, breeding success, chick growth, endangered species, personality types, resource acquisition
2019
Effect of preceding activity and multiple testing of Belgian police horses on behavior during personality tests
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: behavioral assessment, multiple testing, personality, police horse, preceding activity
2019
Maternal-Neonatal Pheromone/Interomone Added to Cat Litter Improves Litter Box Use and Reduces Aggression in Pair-Housed Cats
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: behavior, feline, interomone, pheromone, stress
2019
Nesting, sleeping, and nighttime behaviors in wild and captive great apes
Publication/Journal: Primates
Keywords: bonobo, chimpanzee, environmental enrichment, gorilla, nest building, orangutan, sleep posture, sleep quality, welfare
2019
Cortisol treatment affects locomotor activity and swimming behaviour of male smallmouth bass engaged in paternal care: A field study using acceleration biologgers
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: accelerometer, glucocorticoid, parental care, parental investment, teleost
2017
Effects of group size on behaviour, growth and occurrence of bite marks in farmed mink
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, bite marks, group housing, growth, mink
2017