Retrospective study of morbidity and mortality of captive African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) held within United Kingdom Zoological Institutions between 2000 and 2020
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Keywords: african wild dogs, animal mortality, morbidity
2023
The Neurobiology of Behavior and Its Applicability for Animal Welfare: A Review
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: emotions, learning, neurobiology, Panksepp, welfare, well-being
2022
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
Can disbudding of calves (one versus four weeks of age) induce chronic pain?
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: allodynia, calves, chronic pain, disbudding, hyperalgesia, neurophysiology
2019
Integrating trans-abdominal ultrasonography with fecal steroid metabolite monitoring to accurately diagnose pregnancy and predict the timing of parturition in the red panda (Ailurus fulgens styani)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: carnivore reproduction, delayed implantation, embryonic diapause, non-invasive monitoring, pseudopregnancy, wildlife
2017
Introducing Clicker Training as a Cognitive Enrichment for Laboratory Mice
Publication/Journal: Journal of Visualized Experiments
Keywords: 3rs, anxiety, balb/c, behavior, clicker training, enrichment, environmental enrichment, issue 121, mouse, multidisciplinary sciences, pigs, positive reinforcement training, rats, refinement, stress response, welfare, well-being
2017
Assessing feeding motivation in sheep using different behavioural demand models and measures
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: demand, energy balance, feeding motivation, linear elasticity, sheep
2016
Differences in between-reinforcer value modulate the selective-value effect in great apes (Pan troglodytes, P. Paniscus, Gorilla gorilla, Pongo abelii)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: *animal feeding behavior, *choice behavior, *food preferences, bonobos, chimpanzees, decision-making, discrimination, economics, gorillas, monkeys
2016
The effect of heightened awareness of observation on consumption of a multi-item laboratory test meal in females
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: awareness, demand characteristics, eating behaviour, energy intake, experimenter effects, laboratory methods, observer effect
2016
How clicker training works: Comparing Reinforcing, Marking, and Bridging Hypotheses
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bridging stimulus, clicker training, dog training, event marker, secondary reinforcer
2016