Advancing zoo animal welfare through data science: scaling up continuous improvement efforts
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, artificial intelligence, continuous improvement, data science, evidence-based decision making, machine learning, zoo
2024
Development and assessment of a stair ascension challenge as a measure of aging and physical function in nonhuman primates
Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol
Keywords: *Frailty, African green monkey, aging, animals, mobility, nonhuman primates, primates
2024
UVB-emitting LEDs for reptile lighting: Identifying the risks of nonsolar UV spectra
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: hypervitaminosis D, photo-kerato-conjunctivitis, previtamin D3, vitamin d3
2023
What is the role of the studbook in zoo and aquarium research?
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: breeding program, eep, ISB, species survival plan, sustainability
2023
Visitor presence and a changing soundscape, alongside environmental parameters, can predict enclosure usage in captive flamingos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: flamingos, sound, space usage, visitor effect, weather
2021
Visitor presence and a changing soundscape, alongside environmental parameters, can predict enclosure usage in captive flamingos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, enclosure, sound, space use, visitor effect, zoo husbandry
2021
Assessment of living conditions in wild boars by analysis of oxidative stress markers
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: cortisol, free-range breeding, oxidative stress markers, wild boar, wildlife welfare
2020
Thermoregulation in Malayan sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) and its consequences for in situ conservation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology
Keywords: climate change, helarctos malayanus, infrared thermography, malayan sun bear, thermoneutral zone, thermoregulation
2020
Total Eclipse of the Zoo: Animal Behavior during a Total Solar Eclipse
Behavioral and physiological assessment of liquid nitrogen cryoablation to prevent horn development in dairy calves
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: behavior, calves, cryoablation, disbudding, welfare
2019