Age and Social History Impact Social Interactions between Bull Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) at Denver Zoo
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, elephant management, group compatibility, pachyderms, social behavior
2023
Record, Recall, Reflect: A Qualitative Examination of Compassion Fatigue in Toronto Zoo Staff
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal care, compassion fatigue, human-animal interaction, Photovoice, qualitative research
2023
The Zone Overlap Index: A new measure of shared resource use in the zoo
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biol
Keywords: animal, animals, compatibility, enclosure design, housing, humans, mixed-species enclosure, Pianka Niche Overlap Index, proximity, zoo
2023
The effects of allogrooming and social network position on behavioural indicators of stress in female lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus)
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: allogrooming, indirect connections, social network analysis, stress, welfare
2022
Age‐based variation in calf independence, social behavior and play in a captive population of African elephant calves
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: african elephant, age, behavioral development, cross-sectional, early social behavior, play
2021
Age‐based variation in calf independence, social behavior and play in a captive population of African elephant calves
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, interaction, ontogeny, sociality
2021
Assessing saddle‐billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) pair‐bonds and breeding behavior using behavior observed during multiple breeding seasons
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: breeding behavior, nesting behavior, pair bond, proximity, saddle-billed stork
2021
Evaluation of social compatibility in an all‐male group of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) by means of social network analysis
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: all-male group, chimpanzees, social compatibility, social network analysis
2021
Insights into Activity of Zoo Housed Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) during Periods of Limited Staff and Visitor Presence, a Focus on Resting Behaviour
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, evidence-based management, resting, sleep, social behavior
2021
Investigating the effect of social grouping on the behaviour of captive leopards
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: activity budget, Electivity Index, felid, panthera pardus, sociality
2021