Exploration of cultural norms and behavioural beliefs about zoo animal behaviour, welfare, ethics and husbandry practices in a sample of the international zoo community
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, beliefs, culture, zoo
2023
Long-Term Assessment of Captive Chimpanzees: Influence of Social Group Composition, Seasonality and Biographic Background
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: adverse early life experiences, behavior, captive care, chimpanzee, group alterations, group composition, seasonality, social network analysis
2023
Welfare and Clinical Assessment on Physical Captures Followed by Anesthesia in Apennine Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: acepromazine, blood gas analysis, capture, chemical immobilization, conservation, medetomidine-ketamine, physical capture, Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata, stress
2023
Automated Video-Based Analysis Framework for Behavior Monitoring of Individual Animals in Zoos Using Deep Learning—A Study on Polar Bears
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behavior, animal monitoring, animal welfare, behavior observation, deep learning, object detection, ursus maritimus
2022
Behavioral Changes of Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) during COVID-19 Zoo Closures and Further Reopening to the Public
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: begging, choice/control, stereotypical behavior, visitor effect
2022
Cognitive Group Testing Promotes Affiliative Behaviors in Dolphins
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, cognitive challenge, environmental enrichment, indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, welfare indicators
2022
Do Monkeys Want Audio or Visual Stimuli? Interactive Computers for Choice with White-Faced Sakis in Zoos
Publication/Journal: Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Keywords: animal-computer-interaction, audio analysis, monkey, preference, primate, stimuli, visual
2022
Does Accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Correlate with Animal Welfare Act Compliance?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: accreditation, animal welfare, aza, oversight, zoo
2022
Does Observer Presence Modify the Behavior and Enclosure Use of Captive Edwards’ Pheasants?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: enclosure use, Lophura edwardsi, pheasantry, Spread of participation index, welfare
2022
The effects of allogrooming and social network position on behavioural indicators of stress in female lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus)
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: allogrooming, indirect connections, social network analysis, stress, welfare
2022