Biological and Management-Related Predictors of Reproductive Success in North American Ex Situ Asian Small-Clawed Otters (Aonyx cinereus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: breeding programs, deslorelin, habitat complexity, mate incompatibility, reproductive viability analysis (RVA), reversibility, Suprelorin, zoo
2023
The Integrated Effect of Environmental Conditions and Human Presence on the Behaviour of a Pair of Zoo-Housed Asian Small-Clawed Otters
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, Aonyx cinereus, human-animal interaction, otter welfare, zoo welfare
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
Southern Sea Otter Rehabilitation: Lessons and Impacts from the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: aquarium, collaboration, southern sea otter, surrogacy, wildlife rehabilitation
2022
Localize Animal Sound Events Reliably (LASER): A New Software for Sound Localization in Zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: acoustic multilateration, animal detection, animal sounds, animal welfare, behavioral research, bioacoustics, non-invasive, sound localization, TDOA, vocalization
2021
Space use and enrichment in a North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) exhibit
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: environmental enrichment, exhibit space use, lontra canadensis, otters, SPI score
2020
Sea Otter Care Manual
Publication/Journal:
Keywords: aza, care manual, sea otter
2019
The flehmen response and pseudosuckling in a captive, juvenile Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: flehmen, olfaction, pheromone, sea otter, stereotypy
2017
A Tool Use Task Proves Enriching for a Captive Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: *tool use, Enhydra lutis, enrichment, sea otter
2016
How do Common Otters (Lutra lutra, Linnaeus 1758) Interact? Behavioral Study on a Pair of Otters in Captivity
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: behavior, captivity, ethogram, interaction, lutra lutra
2015