Advancing zoo animal welfare through data science: scaling up continuous improvement efforts
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, artificial intelligence, continuous improvement, data science, evidence-based decision making, machine learning, zoo
2024
Dolphin-WET—Development of a Welfare Evaluation Tool for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: cetacean welfare, marine mammals, welfare evaluation, welfare indicator, zoo animals
2024
Cooperation increases bottlenose dolphins’ (Tursiops truncatus) social affiliation
Publication/Journal: Animal Cognition
Keywords:
2023
Doing better for understudied species: Evaluation and improvement of a species-general animal welfare assessment tool for zoos
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, aquariums, Taxonomic differences, welfare assessment, zoos
2023
Effects of honey locust seed pods on the behavior and nutrient intake of zoo‐housed François langurs and prehensile‐tailed porcupines
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: dietary enrichment, langur, prehensile-tailed porcupine, seed pods
2023
Individual personality predicts social network assemblages in a colonial bird
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: animal welfare, birds, personality, social network, zoo
2023
Long-Term Assessment of Captive Chimpanzees: Influence of Social Group Composition, Seasonality and Biographic Background
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: adverse early life experiences, behavior, captive care, chimpanzee, group alterations, group composition, seasonality, social network analysis
2023
Mirror, mirror on the wall… How tank material and the presence of “enrichments” affect competition and agonism in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aggression, agonism, environmental enrichment, fish welfare, Zebrafish husbandry
2023
A Protocol to Assess the Welfare of Patagonian Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) in Conservation Centers
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal-based measures, behavior, captivity, Hippocamelus bisulcus, huemul, welfare assessment
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