Effects of enclosure complexity and visitor presence on the welfare of Asiatic lions
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: enclosure complexity, lions, visitor effects, zoo welfare
2023
The effects of the addition of two environmental enrichments on the behavior and fecal cortisol levels of three small felids species (Caracal caracal, Leptailurus serval, Leopardus pardalis) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: captivity, cortisol, environmental enrichment, felids
2023
The effects of the addition of two environmental enrichments on the behavior and fecal cortisol levels of three small felids species (Caracal caracal, Leptailurus serval, Leopardus pardalis) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol small felids, enrichment, zoo
2022
The behavioral response of the crab-eating fox to olfactory enrichment
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, canids, Cerdocyon thous, environmental enrichment, olfactory stimulus
2021
Assessing positive emotional states in dogs using heart rate and heart rate variability
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: autonomic nervous system, dog, emotion, positive psychology, stimulus, welfare
2016
Chronic corticosterone treatment enhances extinction-induced depression in aged rats
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: acth, chronic stress, corticosterone, depression model, despair, extinction, goal tracking
2016
Validity and feasibility of Human-Animal Relationship tests for on-farm welfare assessment in dairy goats
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: avoidance distance, behavioural tests, dairy goats, human-animal relationship, welfare assessment
2016
Testing three measures of mouse insensibility following induction with isoflurane or carbon dioxide gas for a more humane euthanasia
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: mice, pedal withdrawal reflex, recumbency, righting reflex
2015
Defensive responses of Brandt’s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) to chronic predatory stress
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: behavior, brandt's voles, cat feces, endocrine, medial hypothalamus, repeated stress, δfosb mrna
2014
Defensive responses of Brandt’s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) to stored cat feces
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: behavior, c-fos mrna, cat feces, hormones, lasiopodomys brandtii, medial hypothalamus
2014