Evaluation of factors affecting the behaviour of Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity
Keywords: behaviour, bengal tiger, enrichment, zoo visitors
2023
Is item hiding a good enrichment strategy to reduce stereotypic behaviors and increase social interactions in captive female spectacled bears?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal behavior, ethology, mammal, zoo
2022
Appetitive Search Behaviors and Stereotypies in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: appetitive behavior, polar bears, response-independent schedules, stereotypies, welfare, zoos
2020
Understanding the Behavior of Sanctuary-Housed Chimpanzees During Public Programs
Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös
Keywords: ethnoprimatology, human-animal interaction, primate, sanctuary, space use, welfare
2020
Human speech reduces pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) feeding and resting at a Peruvian tourist site, with louder volumes decreasing visibility
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: acoustic disturbance, ecotourism, flight initiation, pygmy marmoset
2019
Behavioral responses to emotional challenges in female rats living in a seminatural environment: The role of estrogen receptors
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: co-occurrence analysis, diarylpropionitrile, fear, positive emotion, propylpyrazoletriol, seminatural environment, sexual behavior, social behavior
2018
The ins and outs of the litter box: A detailed ethogram of cat elimination behavior in two contrasting environments
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cat, defecation, elimination behavior, litter box, urination, wellbeing
2017
Towards a taxonomy of stereotypic behaviours in the American mink (Neovison vison), a model Carnivore: Homogeneous or heterogeneous?
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: abnormal repetitive behaviour, american mink, animal welfare, behavioural sequence, ethogram, stereotypic behaviour
2017
A turtle cognition research demonstration enhances visitor engagement and keeper-animal relationships
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: eastern box turtle, human–animal bond, reptile, training, visitor experience
2017
Analysis of the distal gut bacterial community by 454-pyrosequencing in captive giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: 16s rrna, giraffe, gut, microbiome, pyrosequencing
2016