Abnormal swimming is associated with inner ear damage and improves with meclizine treatment and increased habitat complexity: A case study in Urobatis jamaicensis
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal health, animal welfare, aquarium science, elasmobranch, vestibular disease
2024
Stereotypic Behaviour in Elephants
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour and Welfare Cases
Keywords: elephant, stereotypic behaviour, zoo
2024
Assessing the impact of environmental enrichment on behavior in understudied armadillo species: A case study
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, armadillo, environmental enrichment, evidence-based husbandry, zoo behavior
2023
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
Do not disturb: Visitors’ effect on the behavior and welfare of female and male big cats in zoos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, large felids, zoo visitors
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
Effects of Failure on California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Gameplay Strategies and Interest in a Cognitive Task: Implications for Cognitive Enrichment in Pinnipeds
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: *animal cognition, california sea lion, cognitive enrichment, marine mammal welfare, technological enrichment
2023
Effects of social stress on the welfare of captive male Alpine musk deer: Stereotypic behavior, fecal cortisol, and musk secretion
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), ex situ conservation, fecal cortisol, small ruminant welfare, stereotypic behavior
2023
Elephant tourism: An analysis and recommendations for public health, safety, and animal welfare
Publication/Journal: International Journal of One Health
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2023