Do not disturb: Visitors’ effect on the behavior and welfare of female and male big cats in zoos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, large felids, zoo visitors
2023
Monitoring Thermoregulation Patterns in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Winter Months in Southwestern Ontario Using Infrared Thermography
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: age, ambient-temperature, behavior, elephas maximus, infrared thermography, thermal windows, weight
2023
The quest to develop automated systems for monitoring animal behavior
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal behavior, Automated monitoring technology, observation, sensors
2023
Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Red Pandas (Ailurus fulgens): A Case-Study Testing the Behavioural Variety Index
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, maternal behaviour, red panda
2022
Case study: Modifying repetitive behavior in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: pacing, polar bears, stereotypic behavior, zoo
2022
A simulated comparison of behavioural observation sampling methods
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: animal behaviour, sampling methods, welfare research
2022
Behavioral Implications of the Complete Absence of Guests on a Zoo-Housed Gorilla Troop
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: activity budget, gorilla, visitor effects
2021
The Effects of Live Feeding on Swimming Activity and Exhibit Use in Zoo Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, exhibit use, live feeding, penguin, swimming activity, zoo
2021
Enclosure Use as a Measure of Behavioral Welfare in Zoo-Housed African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: african wild dogs, captive welfare, enclosure use, entropy, spatial distribution, zoos
2021
Inside out: heart rate monitoring to advance the welfare and conservation of maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology
Keywords: anthropogenic disturbance, behavioral-response, ex situ, heart rate, in situ, maned wolf, physiological response, stressors, welfare
2021