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
Age-Dependent Enclosure Use in Juvenile Chinese Crocodile Lizards, Shinisaurus crocodilurus crocodilurus
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, captive management, niche use, resource
2021
The Need for a Convergence of Agricultural/Laboratory and Zoo-based Approaches to Animal Welfare
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal behavior, captivity, farm, five freedoms, positive welfare indicator
2019
Preparing for Life After Birth: Introducing the Concepts of Intrauterine and Extrauterine Sensory Entrainment in Mammalian Young
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: fetal sensory systems, in utero sensory environment, learning, memory, neuroplasticity, sensory development after birth, sensory maturity at birth, trans-natal sensory continuity
2019
The use of Qualitative Behavioural Assessment in zoo welfare measurement and animal husbandry change
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, evidence-based husbandry, positive challenge, qualitative behavioural assessment
2019
Friends give benefits: autumn social familiarity preferences predict reproductive output
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: brown-headed cowbird, familiarity, fission–fusion dynamics, reproduction, social dynamics, social network, social niche
2017
A users guide to HPA axis research
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: acth, corticosterone, cortisol, glucocorticoid, hpa axis, stress
2017
Animal Studies: An Introduction
Publication/Journal:
Keywords: animal research, animal welfare, scientific study
2013
Chimpanzees share food for many reasons: the role of kinship, reciprocity, social bonds and harassment on food transfers
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: altruism, chimpanzee, food sharing, pan troglodytes, prosociality, reciprocity, tolerated theft
2013
Coupling between stress coping style and time of emergence from spawning nests in salmonid fishes: Evidence from selected rainbow trout strains (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: aquaculture, stress coping style, time of emergence
2013