Do Birds of a Feather Always Flock Together? Assessing Differences in Group and Individual Zoo Enclosure Usage by Comparing Commonly Available Methods
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure usage, flamingo, social behaviour, Spread of participation index, zoo animal welfare, zoo enclosure
2022
Conducting Behavioural Research in the Zoo: A Guide to Ten Important Methods, Concepts and Theories
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, behavioural observations, ethology, observational methods, research methods, zoo science
2021
Does Enclosure Size Influence the Behaviour & Welfare of Captive Snakes (Pantherophis guttatus)?
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, enclosure size, preference, reptile behavior, reptile welfare
2021
Effects of a combined enrichment intervention on the behavioural and physiological welfare of captive Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour diversity, captive animal management, conservation breeding initiative, faecal corticosterone, space usage, stereotypy
2021
The Effects of Choice-Based Design and Management on the Behavior and Space Use of Zoo-Housed Amur Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: carnivore, design, environmental choice, space use, tiger
2021
Effects of visitor presence and crowd size on zoo-housed red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) during and after a COVID-19 closure
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: macropods, Red kangaroo, visitor effects, walk-through habitat, welfare, zoo
2021
Getting It Straight: Accommodating Rectilinear Behavior in Captive Snakes—A Review of Recommendations and Their Evidence Base
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: body posture, enclosure size, literature review, reptile husbandry, space
2021
An investigation into the Behavior, Sociality and Enclosure Use of Group-Housed Lions and Tigers
Publication/Journal: MedDocs
Keywords: affiliative behavior, felid, keeper, panthera leo, panthera tigris, paw treading, social interaction, social network
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
Naturalising diet to reduce stereotypic behaviours in slow lorises rescued from wildlife trade
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: exudate enrichment, gummivory, insectivory, rescue centre, Thailand
2021