Behavior Reference Intervals and Activity Budgets of Bottlenose Dolphins in Accredited Zoos and Aquariums
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, bottlenose dolphins, evidence-based husbandry, zoo
2023
The Benefits of Increased Space and Habitat Complexity for the Welfare of Zoo-Housed King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, aquatic behavior, data-loggers, exhibit design, post-occupancy evaluation, time–depth recorders
2023
Effects of Background Color on Stress-Linked Behavior in the Critically Endangered Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: amphibian, husbandry, welfare, zoo research
2023
The Impacts of a Commercial Bubble Curtain on Zoo-Housed African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Swimming Behavior
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, penguin, swimming, temperature, zoos
2023
Baseline Behavioral Data and Behavioral Correlates of Disturbance for the Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: amphibian, behavior, welfare, zoo research
2022
Computer-vision object tracking for monitoring bottlenose dolphin habitat use and kinematics
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: animal behavior, dolphins, entropy, kinematics
2022
Enrichment with classical music enhances affiliative behaviours in bottlenose dolphin
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, captive, cetacean, enrichment, social behavior, zoo
2022
Reliability of caretakers’ ratings of captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and finless porpoises’(Neophocaena asiaeorientalis sp.) behavioral style for welfare monitoring
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: human-animal relationship, odontocetes, playfulness, qualitative assessment, training session
2022
Activity Budget Comparisons Using Long-Term Observations of a Group of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care: Implications for Animal Welfare
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: activity budgets, animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, dolphin behavior, keeper ratings, zoo animal behavior
2021
Activity, Social Relationships, and Maternal Care in a Bottlenose Dolphin Group under Professional Care
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: activity, bottlenose dolphin, maternal care, social behavior, social relationships, welfare, zoo
2021