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
Effects of nocturnal outdoor enclosure access on space use and sleep-related behaviour in captive giraffes
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal welfare, housing management, lying down, modified SPI, recumbent posture
2024
Effects of Seasonality and Pregnancy on Hair Loss and Regrowth in Rhesus Macaques
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: alopecia, anagen, hair regrowth, macaca-mulatta, macaque, pregnancy, telogen
2024
Nightly space use of African ungulates in zoos
Publication/Journal: Discover Animals
Keywords: animal behavior, animal management, bovids, deep learning software, husbandry, nocturnal behavior, okapia johnstoni, zoo animal
2024
Repeatability of measures of behavioral organization over two years in captive infant rhesus macaques, Macaca mulatta
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: biobehavioral assessment, emotionality, infant temperament, macaca-mulatta, personality-traits, rhesus macaque
2024
Tortoise Husbandry and Welfare
Publication/Journal:
Keywords: dietary requirements, habitat design, husbandry, tortoise, welfare
2024
Changes in Environment and Management Practices Improve Foot Health in Zoo-Housed Flamingos
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: bumblefoot, enclosure design, pododermatitis, welfare, zoo enclosure
2023
Exploration of Social Proximity and Behavior in Captive Malayan Tigers and Their Cubs
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: affiliative, felidae, Panthera tigris jacksoni, sociality, solitary, tiger, tolerance, welfare
2023
How Sanctuary Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Use Space after Being Introduced to a Large Outdoor Habitat
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: indoor/outdoor enclosures, space use, species-typical behavior, welfare
2023
The Impacts of a Commercial Bubble Curtain on Zoo-Housed African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Swimming Behavior
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, penguin, swimming, temperature, zoos
2023