Location, Location, Location! Evaluating Space Use of Captive Aquatic Species; A Case Study with Elasmobranchs
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, elasmobranch, sharks, space use, Spread of participation index, ZooMonitor
2022
Psychological and social well‐being of bony fishes in zoos and aquariums
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, positive welfare, social behavior
2022
Environmental enrichment effects on the reproductive behavior of captive nurse sharks Ginglymostoma cirratum
Publication/Journal: Environmental Biology of Fishes
Keywords: captive breeding, olfactory enrichment, olfactory mediation, shark reproduction
2021
Natural Habitat Design for Zoo-Housed Elasmobranch and Teleost Fish Species Improves Behavioural Repertoire and Space Use in a Visitor Facing Exhibit
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: Captive animal behavior, enclosure design, fish, visitor effect, welfare
2021
Challenges, pitfalls and surprises: development and validation of a monoclonal antibody for enzyme immunoassay of the steroid 1 alpha -hydroxycorticosterone in elasmobranch species
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: 1α-hydroxycorticosterone, glucocorticoid, hplc, mineralocorticoid, stingray, stress
2018
Variability in hematology of white-spotted bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) in different living environments
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: complete blood count, elasmobranch, stocking density
2017
Changes in human health parameters associated with a touch tank experience at a zoological institution
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: nature deficit disorder, one health, physiological, psychological, stress
2016
The hemic response of white-spotted bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) with inflammatory disease
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: cartilaginous fish, clasper, elasmobranchs, hematology, white blood cell count
2016
Capture, transport, and husbandry of elephant sharks (Callorhinchus milii) adults, eggs, and hatchlings for research and display
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: chondrichthyes, developmental series, evodevo, holocephali, husbandry
2015
Seasonality and site fidelity of the zebra shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, in southeast Queensland, Australia
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: acoustic telemetry, elasmobranch, glmm, leopard shark, migration movement, philopatry, stegostoma fasciatum
2013