Home is where the home range is: Identifying territoriality and exhibit preferences in an ex-situ group of all-male Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)
Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, collective animal behavior, crocodiles, geographic information systems, habitat, islands, network analysis
2024
Activity budget and behaviour of giant otters Pteronura brasiliensis at Parken Zoo, Eskilstuna, Sweden
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: activity budget, behaviour, feeding enrichment, Pteronura brasiliensis, welfare, zoo
2023
Behavioral development of a captive polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub in the maternal den
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, development, polar bear
2023
The effect of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on self-directed behaviour, activity budgets, movement patterns, and spatial use in semi-captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: Animal tourism venues, Anthropause, Captive animal welfare, COVID-19, displacement activity, human-animal interactions
2023
How Sanctuary Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Use Space after Being Introduced to a Large Outdoor Habitat
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: indoor/outdoor enclosures, space use, species-typical behavior, welfare
2023
Latitudinal and zoo specific zeitgebers influence circadian and circannual rhythmicity of behavior in captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Psychology
Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, breeding, circadian, circannual, zeitgeber, zoo
2023
Manatees in Zoological Parks throughout the World: History, State, and Welfare
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behaviour, cognition, ecology, management, manatee, welfare, zoos
2023
A preliminary study of the effects of enrichment on the activity and spatial distribution of captive monitor lizards in Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo, Thailand: https://doi.org/10.12982/VIS.2024.015
Publication/Journal: Veterinary Integrative Sciences
Keywords:
2023
Wing condition does not negatively impact time budget, enclosure usage, or social bonds in a flock of both full-winged and flight-restrained greater flamingos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: behavior, enclosure usage, flamingo, pinioning, social network, welfare, zoo bird
2023
Confronting back-of-house traditions: Primates as a case study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: 24/7, animal welfare, back-of-house (BOH), integrated zoo design model, primate research laboratory, primate sanctuary, primates, zoo, zoo design
2022