Mirror, mirror on the wall… How tank material and the presence of “enrichments” affect competition and agonism in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aggression, agonism, environmental enrichment, fish welfare, Zebrafish husbandry
2023
Is item hiding a good enrichment strategy to reduce stereotypic behaviors and increase social interactions in captive female spectacled bears?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal behavior, ethology, mammal, zoo
2022
Affective styles and emotional lateralization: A promising framework for animal welfare research
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: affective states, animal welfare, emotional reactivity, emotional regulation, hemispheric dominance, individuality, motivational tendencies, motor lateralization, personality, stable individual traits
2021
Assessment of contrafreeloading preferences in giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: enrichment, foraging behavior, giraffe, welfare
2019
Mixed support for state maintaining risky personality traits in yellow-bellied marmots
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: activity, aggression, exploration, maintenance, pace-of-life hypothesis, personality, risk, state-dependent safety hypothesis, yellow-bellied marmot
2019
Relationships between housing and management factors and clinical health events in elephants in North American zoos
Publication/Journal: PLoS ONE
Keywords: clinical events, elephant, welfare, welfare indicator
2019
Urinary oxytocin levels in relation to post-conflict affiliations in wild male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus)
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: bystander affiliation, oxytocin, reconciliation, relationship repair
2018
Bestial boredom: a biological perspective on animal boredom and suggestions for its scientific investigation
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: *animal cognition, animal behaviour, animal welfare, boredom, environmental enrichment, motivation, novelty, psychobiology, time perception
2017
How tall should a mink cage be? Using animals’ preferences for different ceiling heights to improve cage design
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, cage size, internal cage height, preference, welfare regulations
2017
Qualitative Behaviour Assessment of horses exposed to short-term emotional treatments
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural expression, emotional state, free choice profiling, horse, qualitative behaviour assessment
2017