Out of Sight, Out of Mind or Just Something in the Way? Visual Barriers Do Not Reduce Intraspecific Agonism in an All-Male Group of Nile Crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, crocodilian, evidence-based management, reptile behavior, reptile welfare, visual barriers, zoo exhibit design
2022
Evaluating the Effect of Visitor Presence on Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) Behavior
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, crocodilian, visitor effect, zoo
2021
Preference and Motivation Tests for Body Tactile Stimulation in Fish
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: aggressive behavior, choice, motivation, social stress, welfare
2021
Behavioural response, welfare, and performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) under different water temperatures
Publication/Journal: International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
Keywords: behaviour, crossing test, nile tilapia, water temperature, welfare
2020
Environmental enrichment techniques and tryptophan supplementation used to improve the quality of life and animal welfare of Nile tilapia
Publication/Journal: Aquaculture Reports
Keywords: aggressive behavior, animal behavior, oreochromis niloticus, preference, stereotypes
2020
Specialised for the Swamp, Catered for in Captivity? A Cross-Institutional Evaluation of Captive Husbandry for Two Species of Lechwe
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: antelope, evidence-based practice, kobus leche, Kobus megaceros, zoo husbandry
2020
Tactile stimulation reduces aggressiveness but does not lower stress in a territorial fish
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: aggression, stress, tactile, territorial fish
2019
Achieving optimal welfare for the Nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in North American zoos and aquariums
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: captivity, exhibit design, hippopotamus, welfare, wellness
2018
Behaviour of proactive and reactive tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in a T-maze
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: associative training, coping strategy, personality, t-maze, tilapia
2016
Dietary self-selection in fish: a new approach to studying fish nutrition and feeding behavior
Publication/Journal: Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
Keywords: dicentrarchus-labrax l, european sea bass, fed gelatin capsules, fisheries, food intake, macronutrient, macronutrient selection, marine & freshwater biology, micronutrient, nile tilapia, nutritional target, nutritional wisdom, oncorhynchus-mykiss, postingestive signals, rainbow-trout, seabream diplodus-puntazzo
2016