Exploring the behaviors and social preferences of a large, multigenerational herd of zoo-housed southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: ceratotherium, social behavior, welfare, zoo animal
2023
Postoccupancy evaluation of staff, visitors, and three species of animals in a zoo setting
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: komodo dragon, post-occupancy evaluation, red panda, rhinoceros, zoo
2022
Preliminary Findings on How Different Management Systems and Social Interactions Influence Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: glucocorticoids, management, reproduction, stress, white rhinoceros
2022
Behavioral and Physical Development of Captive–Born Eastern Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) Calves
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: black rhinoceros, neotnatal development, nursing duration, proximity, time-budget
2021
An Ethical Assessment Tool (ETHAS) to Evaluate the Application of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Mammals’ Conservation: The Case of the Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, assisted reproductive technologies, conservation ethics, ethical review process, ethical risk assessment, ethical self-assessment, northern white rhinoceros
2021
Rehabilitation method affects behavior, welfare, and adaptation potential for subsequent release of orphaned white rhinoceros
Publication/Journal: acta ethologica
Keywords: conservation, rehabilitation, white rhinoceros
2020
Exploring the relationship between personality and social interactions in zoo-housed elephants: Incorporation of keeper expertise
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: Keeper expertise, personality, social behaviour, social relationships, welfare, zoo elephants
2019
Simple but temporally unpredictable puzzles are cognitive enrichment
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: animal welfare, anticipatory behavior, foraging enrichment, reward schedules
2017
Body condition scoring system for greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis): Development and application
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: body condition, feeding, foot lesion, obesity, reproduction, rhinoceros
2016
Male behaviours signal the female’s reproductive state in a pair of black rhinoceros housed at Lincoln Park Zoo
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: behavior, reproductive state, rhinoceros, zoo
2016