Environmental Enrichment Factors Associated with the Activity Level of Bottlenose Dolphins under Professional Care
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, environmental enrichment, overall dynamic body acceleration, variable enrichment, zoo
2022
What’s Black and White and Pink All Over? Lesser Flamingo Nocturnal Behaviour Captured by Remote Cameras
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: husbandry evidence, lesser flamingo, noctournal behavior, remote monitoring, welfare
2022
Monitoring captive odontocetes’ participation during training sessions for improving training efficiency and welfare evaluation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, finless porpoise, food intake, qualitative assessment, training session, welfare
2021
Appetitive Search Behaviors and Stereotypies in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: appetitive behavior, polar bears, response-independent schedules, stereotypies, welfare, zoos
2020
Evaluation of the Impact of Behavioral Opportunities on Four Zoo-Housed Aardvarks (Orycteropus afer)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, corticosterone, environmental enrichment, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, goal-based enrichment, nocturnal species
2020
Change in stingray behaviour and social networks in response to the scheduling of husbandry events
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: aggression, positive reinforcement training, predictability, social network analysis, stingray, welfare
2019
Growth rates of juvenile Boa constrictor under two feeding regimes
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: boidae, diet, evidence‐based husbandry, snake
2019
How does feeding regime affect behaviour and activity in captive African lions (Panthera leo)?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: feeding regime, felids, hunger, husbadry, satiation
2019
A Zoo Animal’s Neighbourhood: How Conspecific Neighbours Impact Welfare
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, conspecific neighbours, physiology, welfare monitoring, zoo animals
2019
Exposing avian embryos to light affects post-hatch anti-predator fear responses
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: avian, embryo, fear, incubation, lateralization, light
2017