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
Effects of food-based enrichment on enclosure use and behavioral patterns in captive mammalian predators: a case study from an Austrian wildlife park
Publication/Journal: PeerJ
Keywords: animal behavior, animal visibility, animal welfare, brown bear, Domestic ferret, Pine marten
2023
Impact of Broad-Spectrum Lighting on Recall Behaviour in a Pair of Captive Blue-Throated Macaws (Ara glaucogularis)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: artificial lighting, behaviour, husbandry, Pstiaccidae, T5 lamps, ultraviolet light, vision
2022
The impact of exhibit design on zoo visitor dwell time based on an unobtrusive observational methodology in Central European zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: exhibit features, ungulate, unobtrusive observation, visitor interest
2022
‘Bearly’ Changing with the Seasons: Bears of Five Species Show Few Behavioral Changes Across Seasons and at Varying Visitor Densities
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: bear behavior, COVID-19, crowd size, daily attendance, season, visitor effect
2021
Bold Frogs or Shy Toads? How Did the COVID-19 Closure of Zoological Organisations Affect Amphibian Activity?
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: amphibian behaviour, amphibian welfare, COVID-19, enclosure usage, evidence-based husbandry, visitor effect
2021
Development of an image-based body condition score for giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis and a comparison of zoo-housed and free-ranging individuals
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: body condition score, free-ranging giraffe, PMS, zoo
2021
Posture as a Non-Invasive Indicator of Arousal in American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: amphibian, behavior, breathing, welfare, zoo-housed
2021
Posture as a Non-Invasive Indicator of Arousal in American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: amphibian, behavior, breathing, welfare, zoo-housed
2021