Does Observer Presence Modify the Behavior and Enclosure Use of Captive Edwards’ Pheasants?

Authors: Rhiannon Amy Hoy, James Edward Brereton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: enclosure use, Lophura edwardsi, pheasantry, Spread of participation index, welfare

2022

Behavioral Responses of Captive Corvids to the Presence of Visitors

Authors: C.A.F. Washer, N. Baur, M. Hengl, C. Köck, T. Pegger, J. Schindlbauer, L. Wemer

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: animal welfare, common ravens, crows, visitor effects

2021

Should Zoo Food Be Chopped for Captive Turacos?

Authors: Beth Griffin, James Edward Brereton

Publication/Journal: Birds

Keywords: behavior, chopped food, Fischer's Turaco, food intake, food preparation, Tauraco fischeri, Tauraco leucotis, White-cheeked Turaco, zoo nutrition, zookeeper time

2021

Effect of Covering a Visitor Viewing Area Window on the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Sally L Sherwen, Grahame J Coleman, Vicky Melfi, Alicia Burns, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: little penguins, visitor behaviour, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, visual contact, zoos

2020

Temperament in Captivity, Environmental Enrichment, Flight Ability, and Response to Humans in an Endangered Parrot Species

Authors: Gabriela de AP Ramos, Cristiano S de Azevedo, Talys HA Jardim, Aline C Sant’Anna

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: Amazona vinacea, flight skill, human-animal interaction, personality, reintroduction in wild

2020

Effects of Regulating Visitor Viewing Proximity and the Intensity of Visitor Behaviour on Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) Behaviour and Welfare

Authors: Samantha J. Chiew, Kym L. Butler, Sally L. Sherwen, Grahame J. Coleman, Kerry V. Fanson, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: little penguins, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, zoos

2019

Evaluating the behaviour of Andean Flamingos Phoenicoparrus andinus and James’s Flamingos P. jamesi in captivity: comparing species and flocks using multiple methods

Authors: Paul E. Rose

Publication/Journal: Wildfowl

Keywords: aggression, american flamingos, enclosure use, management, social networks, social-structure, time-activity budget

2019

Behavioural and physiological responses of laying hens to automated monitoring equipment

Authors: Stephanie Buijs, Francesca Booth, Gemma Richards, Laura McGaughey, Christine J. Nicol, Joanne Edgar, John F. Tarlton

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, automated monitoring, domestic fowl, preening, thermography

2018

How environmental enrichment affects behavioral and glucocorticoid responses in captive blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna)

Authors: Ana Claudia de Almeida, Rupert Palme, Nei Moreira

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal behavior, animal welfare, corticosterone, quality of life, stress

2018