The Benefits of Increased Space and Habitat Complexity for the Welfare of Zoo-Housed King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, aquatic behavior, data-loggers, exhibit design, post-occupancy evaluation, time–depth recorders
2023
A comprehensive investigation of negative visitor behaviour in the zoo setting and captive animals’ behavioural response
Publication/Journal: Heliyon
Keywords: animal behaviour, Circuit-study, Negative behaviour, visitors, zoo
2023
Do mixed-species groups of capuchin (Sapajus apella) and squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) synchronize their behaviour?
Publication/Journal: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
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2023
The Impacts of a Commercial Bubble Curtain on Zoo-Housed African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Swimming Behavior
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, penguin, swimming, temperature, zoos
2023
Nationwide Survey about the Occurrence of Aspergillosis in Captive Penguins in Zoos and Aquariums in Japan
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: aspergillosis, Japan Association of Zoos and Aquariums, penguin, soil, survey
2023
Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity
Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Keywords: adult mortality, first-year mortality, life expectancy, lifespan equality, population welfare
2023
Behavioural patterns in zoo-housed Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) revealed using long-term keeper-collected data: validation of approaches and improved husbandry
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: activity budget, captivity, ethogram, seasonal patterns, visitor effects, weather
2022
An evaluation of the role of ‘biological evidence’ in zoo and aquarium enrichment practices
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal training, animal welfare, environmental enrichment, evidence-based approaches, zoo animal management, zoo research
2022
Fecal glucocorticoid analysis as a health monitoring tool for endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus)
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: african penguin, breeding, corticosterone, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, molt, noninvasive
2022
Individual variation in chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) repertoires of abnormal behaviour
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, chimpanzees, coprophagy, stereotypical behavior, stress, zoo-housed
2022