Assessing Giraffe Welfare During Seasonal Habitat Changes in Northern US Zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, enclosure, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, giraffe, recumbency
2024
Analytical Validation and Assessment of Baseline Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Human Care
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: corticosterone, cortisol, endocrinology, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, hormones, marine mammal, stress
2023
Environmental Enrichment Devices Are Safe and Effective at Reducing Undesirable Behaviors in California Sea Lions and Northern Elephant Seals during Rehabilitation
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, habituation, pinnipeds, rehabilitation, stereotypic behavior
2023
Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis feeding: How stereotypies and other behaviours changed at Kolmårdens djurpark in Sweden
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: breed and cull, enrichment, giraffe, reproduction, slow-feeder
2023
Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity
Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Keywords: adult mortality, first-year mortality, life expectancy, lifespan equality, population welfare
2023
Immune and stress physiology of two captively‐housed tortoise species
Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Integrative Physiology
Keywords: immunology, stress, tortoise
2022
Thermal Imaging to Assess the Health Status in Wildlife Animals under Human Care: Limitations and Perspectives
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: infrared thermography, pain, thermal status, thermal window
2022
An Ethical Assessment Tool (ETHAS) to Evaluate the Application of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Mammals’ Conservation: The Case of the Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, assisted reproductive technologies, conservation ethics, ethical review process, ethical risk assessment, ethical self-assessment, northern white rhinoceros
2021
Social behaviour in zoo bachelor groups: a case study of related South American fur seals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: Arctocephalus australis, bachelor groups, evidence-based management, social behavior, social needs, South American fur seals
2021
Social Behaviour in Zoo Bachelor Groups: A Case Study of Related South American Fur Seals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: Archocephalus australis, bachelor groups, evidence-based management, social behavior, social needs, South American fur seals
2021