Gorilla Activities and Social Behavior: Assessing Changes Associated with Absence of Zoo Visitors, Zoo Attendance, Time of Day and Increasing Maturity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: aggression, bachelor group, gorillas, hand-reared, maturity, pandemic, self-directed activity, time of day, visitor effects, zoo attendance
2023
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
Communication from the Zoo: Reports from Zoological Facilities of the Impact of COVID-19 Closures on Animals
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: communication, COVID-19, keeper-animal interactions, social media, visitor–animal interactions, zoo closures
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
Does the Absence of Zoo Visitors during the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Gorilla Behavior?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: behavior, COVID-19, gorilla, pandemic, research, visitors, zoo
2022
Is Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Wounding Frequency Affected by the Presence Versus Absence of Visitors? A Multi-Institutional Study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: chimpanzee, COVID-19, pan troglodytes, visitor effects, welfare, wounding, zoos
2022
Zoo Closure Does Not Affect Behavior and Activity Patterns of Palawan Binturong (Arctictis binturong whitei)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: 24h monitoring, COVID-19, understudied, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, welfare
2022
Applying Behavioral and Physiological Measures to Assess the Relative Impact of the Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic Closure on Two Mammal Species at the Oregon Zoo: Cheetah (A. jubatus) and Giraffe (G. c. reticulata and G. c. tippelskirchii)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behavior, visitor effect, wildlife endocrinology, zoo animal welfare
2021
Behavioral Implications of the Complete Absence of Guests on a Zoo-Housed Gorilla Troop
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: activity budget, gorilla, visitor effects
2021
Bold Frogs or Shy Toads? How Did the COVID-19 Closure of Zoological Organisations Affect Amphibian Activity?
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: amphibian behaviour, amphibian welfare, COVID-19, enclosure usage, evidence-based husbandry, visitor effect
2021