Choice-based severity scale (CSS): assessing the relative severity of procedures from a laboratory animal’s perspective
Publication/Journal: PeerJ
Keywords: animal behavior, neuroscience, veterinary medicine, zoology
2024
Prosocial or photo preferences? Gorillas’ prosocial choices using a touchscreen
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: gorilla gorilla gorilla, photo preference, prosocial choices, western lowland gorillas
2024
Effects of Failure on California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Gameplay Strategies and Interest in a Cognitive Task: Implications for Cognitive Enrichment in Pinnipeds
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: *animal cognition, california sea lion, cognitive enrichment, marine mammal welfare, technological enrichment
2023
The Least Inhibitive, Functionally Effective (LIFE) Model: A New Framework for Ethical Animal Training Practices
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal training, animal welfare, behavior modification, ethics, force-free, reward-based training
2023
Quantifying animals’ perception of environmental predictability using anticipatory behavior
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biol
Keywords: appetitive behavior, pinniped, predictability, reliable cue, sea lion
2023
Social Reward Behaviour in Two Groups of European Grey Wolves (Canis lupus lupus)—A Case Study
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behavioural chains, Canis lupus lupus, mammals, novel object, prosociality, social behavior, social reward, wolves
2023
Aggressive encounters lead to negative affective state in fish
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: affective state, aggression, fish welfare
2020
The effects of a choice test between food rewards and human interaction in a herd of domestic horses of varying breeds and experiences
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: equine behavior, horse-human interaction, human-animal interaction, positive reinforcement, preference, reward
2020
Temperament in Captivity, Environmental Enrichment, Flight Ability, and Response to Humans in an Endangered Parrot Species
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: Amazona vinacea, flight skill, human-animal interaction, personality, reintroduction in wild
2020
The Use of a “Go/Go” Cognitive Bias Task and Response to a Novel Object to Assess the Effect of Housing Enrichment in Sheep (Ovis aries)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: *cognitive bias, enrichment, novel object, sheep, welfare
2020