Trainer Interaction Can Improve Welfare Outcomes of Toy Enrichment for Isolated Animals: A Case Study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, environmental enrichment, human-animal interaction, training
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
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
THE EFFECT OF VARIED ENRICHMENT TYPES ON SNAKE BEHAVIOR
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, snakes
2022
Enrichment with classical music enhances affiliative behaviours in bottlenose dolphin
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, captive, cetacean, enrichment, social behavior, zoo
2022
The influence of olfactory enrichment on the behavior of two captive New World primates: Black‐capped capuchin (Sapajus apella) and common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, olfactory enrichment, primates, zoo
2022
Is item hiding a good enrichment strategy to reduce stereotypic behaviors and increase social interactions in captive female spectacled bears?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal behavior, ethology, mammal, 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
Can colored object enrichment reduce the escape behavior of captive freshwater turtles?
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: behavioral types, olfactory cues, Pseudemys sp., Trachemys scripta ssp.
2021
Effects of conditioning on the welfare of jaguars (Panthera onca) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Keywords: feline, jaguar, positive reinforcement, salivary cortisol, stress, training
2021