Home is where the home range is: Identifying territoriality and exhibit preferences in an ex-situ group of all-male Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)
Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, collective animal behavior, crocodiles, geographic information systems, habitat, islands, network analysis
2024
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
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
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
Chemical communication of handling stress in fish
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: chemical communication, cortisol, fish, stress
2011
Consistency of individual variation in feeding behaviour and its relationship with performance traits in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: appetite, consistency, feeding strategy, individual differences, maintenance requirements, repeatability
2011
The role of predictability in the stress response of a cichlid fish
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: anticipatory behaviour, appraisal, predictability, stress, tilapia
2011
Tailfin clipping, a painful procedure: Studies on Nile tilapia and common carp
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: behavior, fin clip, fish welfare, nociception, stress, teleost
2010