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
Environmental Enrichment Factors Associated with the Activity Level of Bottlenose Dolphins under Professional Care
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, environmental enrichment, overall dynamic body acceleration, variable enrichment, 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