Behavioural patterns in zoo-housed Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) revealed using long-term keeper-collected data: validation of approaches and improved husbandry
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: activity budget, captivity, ethogram, seasonal patterns, visitor effects, weather
2022
Do zoo‐housed primates retreat from crowds? A simple study of five primate species
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: animal welfare, primates, visitor effects, zoo
2022
Fecal glucocorticoid analysis as a health monitoring tool for endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus)
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: african penguin, breeding, corticosterone, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, molt, noninvasive
2022
A food for all seasons: Stability of food preferences in gorillas across testing methods and seasons
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: *food preferences, gorilla, paired-choice, stability, touchscreen, validation, zoo
2022
Training in the Dark: Using Target Training for Non-Invasive Application and Validation of Accelerometer Devices for an Endangered Primate (Nycticebus bengalensis)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal training plan, animal welfare, bio-logger, positive reinforcement, random forest, strepsirrhine
2022
Validation of an enzyme immunoassay for measurement of fecal dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in gibbons and siamangs
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: assay, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, DHEAS, stress response
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
Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites as an indicator of adrenocortical activity in Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) and recommendations for future studies
Publication/Journal: Polar Biology
Keywords: arctic fox, fecal glucocorticoid
2021
Happiness, Welfare, and Personality in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: coping, monkey, psychometrics, temperament, validation
2021