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
Can an Enrichment Programme with Novel Manipulative and Scent Stimuli Change the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed European Wildcats? A Case Study
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: F3 semiochemical, scent enrichment programme, wildcats
2023
Territorial vocalization patterns of captive Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) in the middle of winter at high latitude
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: behavior, lion, panthera leo, territorial, vocalization
2023
Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Red Pandas (Ailurus fulgens): A Case-Study Testing the Behavioural Variety Index
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, maternal behaviour, red panda
2022
A Comparative Study on Two Territorial Fishes: The Influence of Physical Enrichment on Aggressive Behavior
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: aggressive behavior, environmental enrichment, fish welfare, hexagrammos otakii, sebastes schlegelii
2021
Inter-specific interactions involving Lemur catta housed in mixed-species exhibits in UK zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: aggression, captivity, lemur catta, mixed-species housing, zoos
2021
Preference and Motivation Tests for Body Tactile Stimulation in Fish
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: aggressive behavior, choice, motivation, social stress, welfare
2021
Aggressive encounters lead to negative affective state in fish
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: affective state, aggression, fish welfare
2020
Inter-aviary distance and visual access influence conservation breeding outcomes in a territorial, endangered bird
Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation
Keywords: animal husbandry, conservation breeding, enclosure design, endangered birds, Hawaiian crow, social density
2020
Tactile stimulation reduces aggressiveness but does not lower stress in a territorial fish
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: aggression, stress, tactile, territorial fish
2019