Access to Multiple Habitats Improves Welfare: A Case Study of Two Zoo-Housed Black Bears (Ursus americanus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: american black bear, animal welfare, carnivore, choice and control, environmental enrichment, zoo
2023
Behavioral development of a captive polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub in the maternal den
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, development, polar bear
2023
Qualitative behaviour assessment for zoo-housed polar bears (Ursus maritimus): Intra- and inter-day consistency and association to other indicators of welfare
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords:
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
Case study: Modifying repetitive behavior in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: pacing, polar bears, stereotypic behavior, zoo
2022
A Critical review of animal-based welfare indicators for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in zoos: Identification and evidence of validity
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, polar bear, welfare assessment, welfare indicators, zoo welfare
2021
DNA Damage as a Potential Non-Invasive Indicator of Welfare: A Preliminary Study in Zoo-Housed Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine, 8-OHdG, animal welfare indicator, glucocorticoids, grizzly bear, oxidative stress
2021
Appetitive Search Behaviors and Stereotypies in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: appetitive behavior, polar bears, response-independent schedules, stereotypies, welfare, zoos
2020
Faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a measure of adrenocortical activity in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology
Keywords: adrenocortical activity, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite monitoring, polar bear, stress
2020