Environmental enrichment for reptiles in European zoos: Current status and perspectives
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, reptiles, survey, taxonomic bias, zoos
2023
Behavioural Impact of Captive Management Changes in Three Species of Testudinidae
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: behaviour, diversity index, enrichment, ethogram, reptile, tortoise, welfare
2022
Identification of Animal-Based Welfare Indicators in Captive Reptiles: A Delphi Consultation Survey
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal-based assessment, Delphi, reptile, welfare
2021
Comparative study on the growth of juvenile Galapagos giant tortoises (Geochelone nigra) at the Charles Darwin Research Station (Galapagos Islands, Ecuador) and Zoo Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive breeding, conservation, diet, testudinidae
2004
Influence of environmental humidity and dietary protein on pyramidal growth of carapaces in African spurred tortoises (Geochelone sulcata)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition
Keywords: animal welfare, captive, carapace, dietary protein level, geochelone sulcata, humidity, management, testudinidae, tortoise
2003
Seasonal reproductive cycle of the Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: gonadal steroids, reptilia, testudines, testudinidae, total calcium, ultrasonography, vitellogenesis
1998