Day Time Activity Budgets, Height Utilization and Husbandry of Two Zoo-Housed Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroos (Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: activity budget, behaviour, Dendrolagus, enclosure use, tree kangaroo, understudied
2022
Effects of browsing enrichment associated with the temperature–humidity index and landscaping trees in giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, climate, environmental enrichment, oral stereotypy, zoo
2022
The Effect of Visitor Number on the Behavior of Zoo-Housed Macropods
Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös
Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, free-range exhibits, human-animal interaction, macropod, vigilance, visitor effect, zoo
2021
Effects of visitor presence and crowd size on zoo-housed red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) during and after a COVID-19 closure
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: macropods, Red kangaroo, visitor effects, walk-through habitat, welfare, zoo
2021
Evaluating Environmental Enrichment Methods in Three Zoo-Housed Varanidae Lizard Species
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: behavior, environmental enrichment, evidence based, husbandry, lizard, reptile, welfare, zoo
2021
Human speech reduces pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) feeding and resting at a Peruvian tourist site, with louder volumes decreasing visibility
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: acoustic disturbance, ecotourism, flight initiation, pygmy marmoset
2019
Effects of experimental chronic traffic noise exposure on adult and nestling corticosterone levels, and nestling body condition in a free-living bird
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: anthropogenic noise, chronic stress, feeding rate, insect bolus, nestling body condition, tree swallow
2018
Establishment and Implementation of an Animal Welfare Decision Tree to Evaluate the Welfare of Zoo Animals
Publication/Journal: Aquatic Mammals
Keywords: animal welfare, animal welfare assessment, Antillean manatee, aquatic mammals, bottlenose dolphin, decision-tree, zoo animals, zoo inspection
2018
Experimental anthropogenic noise impacts avian parental behaviour, nestling growth and nestling oxidative stress
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: breeding period, feeding rate, nestling physiology, traffic noise, tree swallow, vigilance
2018
Assessment of Welfare Issues During Traditional Slaughter of Goats in Pretoria, South Africa
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, south africa, traditional slaughter, welfare assessment
2017