Access to Multiple Habitats Improves Welfare: A Case Study of Two Zoo-Housed Black Bears (Ursus americanus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: american black bear, animal welfare, carnivore, choice and control, environmental enrichment, zoo
2023
Effects of Background Color on Stress-Linked Behavior in the Critically Endangered Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: amphibian, husbandry, welfare, zoo research
2023
More Than Just Kibbles: Keeper Familiarity and Food Can Affect Bonobo Behavior
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, food, keeper familiarity, pan paniscus, social behavior
2023
Visitors and observers otter‐ly influence the behavior and enclosure use of zoo‐housed giant otters
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: giant otter, observer effect, visitor effect
2023
Assessing chimpanzees’ fluency of movement: applications for monitoring health and welfare
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aging, geriatric care, locomotion, mobility, primate, quality of life
2022
Baseline Behavioral Data and Behavioral Correlates of Disturbance for the Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: amphibian, behavior, welfare, zoo research
2022
Behavioral Changes of Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) during COVID-19 Zoo Closures and Further Reopening to the Public
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: begging, choice/control, stereotypical behavior, visitor effect
2022
Cognitive enrichment in a social setting: assessing the use of a novel food maze in sanctuary-housed chimpanzees
Publication/Journal: Primates
Keywords: chimpanzee, cognitive, enrichment, food maze
2022
Comparing Space Use and Fecal Glucocorticoid Concentrations during and after the COVID-19 Closure to Investigate Visitor Effects in Multiple Species
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: banteng, behavior, cortisol, gorillas, grizzly bears, physiology, polar bears, zoo research
2022
Do Monkeys Want Audio or Visual Stimuli? Interactive Computers for Choice with White-Faced Sakis in Zoos
Publication/Journal: Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Keywords: animal-computer-interaction, audio analysis, monkey, preference, primate, stimuli, visual
2022