Effects of social stress on the welfare of captive male Alpine musk deer: Stereotypic behavior, fecal cortisol, and musk secretion

Authors: Xin Zhou, Qingxin Lv, Yuhong Qin, Naixiu Yuan, Yong Li, Mi Zhou, Xiuxiang Meng

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), ex situ conservation, fecal cortisol, small ruminant welfare, stereotypic behavior

2023

Automated Video-Based Analysis Framework for Behavior Monitoring of Individual Animals in Zoos Using Deep Learning—A Study on Polar Bears

Authors: Matthias Zuerl, Philip Stoll, Ingrid Brehm, René Raab, Dario Zanca, Samira Kabri, Johanna Happold, Heiko Nille, Katharina Prechtel, Sophie Wuensch

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, animal monitoring, animal welfare, behavior observation, deep learning, object detection, ursus maritimus

2022

Behavioural Impact of Captive Management Changes in Three Species of Testudinidae

Authors: Jessica T. Turner, Alexandra L. Whittaker, David McLelland

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behaviour, diversity index, enrichment, ethogram, reptile, tortoise, welfare

2022

Evaluation of the time-activity budgets of captive ducks (Anatidae) compared to wild counterparts

Authors: Paul Rose, Amelia Roper, Sophie Banks, Chris Giorgio, Milla Timms, Phoebe Vaughan, Steven Hatch, Samantha Halpin, Joe Thomas, Michelle O’Brien

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity, behaviour, evidence-based husbandry, pinioning, waterfowl, welfare, wildfowl

2022

Evaluation of the time-activity budgets of captive ducks (Anatidae) compared to wild counterparts

Authors: Paul Rose, Amelia Roper, Sophie Banks, Chris Giorgio, Milla Timms, Phoebe Vaughan, Steven Hatch, Samantha Halpin, Joe Thomas, Michelle O’Brien

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity, behaviour, evidence-based husbandry, pinioning, waterfowl, welfare, wildfowl

2022

Activity Budget Comparisons Using Long-Term Observations of a Group of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care: Implications for Animal Welfare

Authors: Tim Huettner, Sandra Dollhaeupl, Ralph Simon, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: activity budgets, animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, dolphin behavior, keeper ratings, zoo animal behavior

2021

Assessing the potential impact of zoo visitors on the welfare and cognitive performance of Japanese macaques

Authors: Sarah M Huskisson, Christina R Doelling, Stephen R Ross, Lydia M Hopper

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, attention bias, monkey, touchscreen, visitor effect, zoo research

2021

Caretaker attitudes and animal training are associated with alpaca behaviour towards humans—An online survey

Authors: Ines Windschnurer, Lisa Fischer, Takuya Yanagida, Cassandra Eibl, Sonja Franz, Susanne Waiblinger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: attitudes, behaviour, behavioural problems, ease of handling, human-animal interactions, new world camelids

2021

Conducting Behavioural Research in the Zoo: A Guide to Ten Important Methods, Concepts and Theories

Authors: Paul E Rose, Lisa M Riley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, behavioural observations, ethology, observational methods, research methods, zoo science

2021

Do zoo visitors induce attentional bias effects in primates completing cognitive tasks?

Authors: Sarah M Huskisson, Stephen R Ross, Lydia M Hopper

Publication/Journal: Animal Cognition

Keywords: attention bias, cognition, match-to-sample, monkey, visitor effect, welfare

2021

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