Abnormal swimming is associated with inner ear damage and improves with meclizine treatment and increased habitat complexity: A case study in Urobatis jamaicensis
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal health, animal welfare, aquarium science, elasmobranch, vestibular disease
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
Parturition and Neonatal Parameters of Three Species of Rhinoceros under Managed Care in the United States
Publication/Journal: Animals (Basel)
Keywords: calf presentation, dystocia, neonatal landmarks, parturition, pregnancy, retained placenta, rhinoceros, stillborn
2023
Assessing Animal Welfare with Behavior: Onward with Caution
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: affect, anticipatory behavior, behavioral context, behavioral diagnosis, behavioral diversity, inductive argument, natural behavior, stereotypy, zoo
2021
Can animals develop depression? An overview and assessment of ‘depression-like’states
Publication/Journal: Behaviour
Keywords: animal behavior, animal psychology, depression, welfare
2021
Conducting Behavioural Research in the Zoo: A Guide to Ten Important Methods, Concepts and Theories
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, behavioural observations, ethology, observational methods, research methods, zoo science
2021
Diagnosis of hypothermia in the European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, using infrared thermography
Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology
Keywords: hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus, hypothermia, infrared thermography, non-invasive technology, rehabilitation
2020
Effects of physiological changes and social life events on adrenal glucocorticoid activity in female zoo-housed Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: animal sociality, cortisol, elephants, estrous cycle, euthanasia, phase determination, pregnancy, urine
2020
Inter-individual Distance in Different Captive Packs of Iberian Wolf (Canis lupus signatus): Management Applications
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: canids, dyad, proximity, social preference, two-dimensional scaling analysis
2020
Annual fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in pregnant and pseudopregnant polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in North American zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: cortisol, eia, polar bear, pregnancy test, seasonality, stress
2018