The Effect of environmental enrichment on Salvator merianae (Squamata: Teiidae) under captivity conditions
Publication/Journal: Acta Zoológica Lilloana
Keywords: behaviour, enclosures, ethogram, reptiles, welfare
2022
Does enrichment improve reptile welfare? Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) respond to five types of environmental enrichment
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: captivity, exploration, gentle handling, lizard, squamata, welfare
2016
Life expectancy and longevity of varanid lizards (Reptilia:Squamata:Varanidae) in North American zoos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: herpetological husbandry, life expectancy, longevity, mortality, varanus, welfare
2015
The effects of simulated transport on the behaviour of eastern blue tongued lizards (Tiliqua scincoides)
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, eastern blue-tongued lizard, noise, temperature, transport, wildlife trade
2014
A Retrospective Study of Mortality in Varanid Lizards (Reptilia:Squamata:Varanidae) at the Bronx Zoo: Implications for Husbandry and Reproductive Management in Zoos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive management, health, mortality, reproduction, varanus
2013
Reproduction of varanid lizards (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanidae) at the Bronx Zoo
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive breeding, female reproductive cycles, monitor lizards, multiclutching, relative clutch mass, varanus, zoo biology
2012
Persistent effect of incubation temperature on stress-induced behavior in the Yucatan banded gecko (Coleonyx elegans)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: antipredator behavior, antipredator behaviour, behavioral syndrome, behavioural syndrome, open-field test, personality, phenotypic plasticity
2011
Comparison of chemosensory behavior and prey trail-following in the varanoid lizards Varanus gouldii and Heloderma suspectum
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: helodermatidae, lizard, postingestion elevation in tongue-flick rate, squamata, strike-induced chemosensory searching, varanidae
1996
Fighting dynamics of male copperheads,Agkistrodon contortrix (Serpentes, Viperidae): Stress-induced inhibition of sexual behavior in losers
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: agonistic behavior, captive management, crotalinae, hormones, pitviper, reproduction, reptilia, squamata
1996
Prey chemical discrimination and strike-induced chemosensory searching in lizards: Their absence in a crotaphytid lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) and a proposal for research in zoos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: chemosensory behavior, crotaphytidae, iguania, squamata
1996