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
Behavioural Impact of Captive Management Changes in Three Species of Testudinidae
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: behaviour, diversity index, enrichment, ethogram, reptile, tortoise, welfare
2022
Material and food exploration by zoo‐housed animals can inform cognition and enrichment apparatus design
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, cognition, enrichment, zoo
2022
Does the location of enrichment material affect behavior and dirtiness in growing female pigs?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: enrichment material, exploratory behavior, pigs, social behavior, wood
2019
Relationship between resilience and stress: Perceived stress, stressful life events, HPA axis response during a stressful task and hair cortisol
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: hair cortisol, laboratory stressor, life events, perceived stress, resilience, salivary cortisol
2019
Behavioral and hormonal responses to the availability of forage material in Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: alfalfa, browse, feeding, glucocorticoids, regurgitation and reingestion, zoo
2018
Case Study: Composite Material Yoke Versus Wooden Yoke for Bullocks’ Comfort
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: fatigue, heart rate, plow, respiration rate
2018
Evaluation of a dustbathing substrate and straw bales as environmental enrichments in commercial broiler housing
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: broiler chicken, dustbathing, environmental enrichment, leg health, welfare
2018
Curiosity boosts orang-utan problem-solving ability
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: captivity effect, cognitive abilities, curiosity, experience effect, orang-utans, problem solving
2017
Evaluation of perlite, wood shavings and corncobs for bedding material in rats
Publication/Journal: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
Keywords: blood, c57bl/6 mice, cage-cleaning frequency, nesting materials, parameters, rodents, stress, toxicology, veterinary sciences, welfare
2017