What Is the Future for Zoos and Aquariums?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: accreditation, animal welfare, sanctuaries, zoo animals, zoo ethics
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2018
Allostatic Load Indices With Cholesterol and Triglycerides Predict Disease and Mortality Risk in Zoo-Housed Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Publication/Journal: Biomarker Insights
Keywords: animal welfare, cardiac disease, chronic conditions, lipid markers, nonhuman primates
2020
Blood L-Lactate Concentration as an Indicator of Outcome in Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Admitted to a Wildlife Rescue Center
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: biomarkers, blood lactate concentration, blood parameters, prognostic factors, roe deer
2020
Chimpanzees’(Pan troglodytes) problem-solving skills are influenced by housing facility and captive care duration
Publication/Journal: PeerJ
Keywords: chimpanzees, experience effect, housing facility, physical cognition, problem-solving skills
2020
Circulating and Excreted Corticosteroids and Metabolites, Hematological, and Serum Chemistry Parameters in the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Before and After a Stress Response
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Marine Science
Keywords: corticosteorids, endocrinology, feces, killer whale (Orcinus orca), stress
2020
Comparison of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in hand‐versus parent‐reared whooping cranes (Grus americana)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive rearing, corticosterone, development, reintroduction, whooping cranes
2020
Comparison of the Glucocorticoid Concentrations between Three Species of Lemuridae Kept in a Temporary Housing Facility
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: enzyme immunoassay, faecal analysis, glucocorticoid metabolites, non-invasive, zoo
2020
Comparisons of Activity Budgets, Interactions, and Social Structures in Captive and Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: chimpanzee, environmental enrichment, Mahale Mountains National Park, social grooming, social network, Tama Zoological Park
2020
Dolphin Welfare Assessment under Professional Care:‘Willingness to Participate’, an Indicator Significantly Associated with Six Potential ‘Alerting Factors’
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: dolphins, human-animal interaction, qualitative behavioural assessment, welfare
2020
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