Behaviors related to positive, neutral, or negative valence in Odocoileus virginianus in below ground level or ground level exhibitor and influx of visitors
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare, visitor effects, white-tailed deer, zoo
2023
Behavioural effects of a giraffe public feeding programme on Masai giraffe Giraffa tippelskirchi and plains zebra Equus quagga in a mixed-species exhibit
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: giraffe, mixed-species enclosure, public feeding, zoo
2023
Effects of enclosure complexity and visitor presence on the welfare of Asiatic lions
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: enclosure complexity, lions, visitor effects, zoo welfare
2023
Gorilla Activities and Social Behavior: Assessing Changes Associated with Absence of Zoo Visitors, Zoo Attendance, Time of Day and Increasing Maturity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: aggression, bachelor group, gorillas, hand-reared, maturity, pandemic, self-directed activity, time of day, visitor effects, zoo attendance
2023
Visitors and observers otter‐ly influence the behavior and enclosure use of zoo‐housed giant otters
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: giant otter, observer effect, visitor effect
2023
The Animal-Visitor Interaction Protocol (AVIP) for the assessment of Lemur catta walk-in enclosure in zoos
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: animal welfare, AVIP, lemur, zoo
2022
Behavioral Assessment of Six Reptile Species during a Temporary Zoo Closure and Reopening
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: COVID-19, reptile welfare, visitor effects, zoo animal behavior
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
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
Cognitive enrichment in a social setting: assessing the use of a novel food maze in sanctuary-housed chimpanzees
Publication/Journal: Primates
Keywords: chimpanzee, cognitive, enrichment, food maze
2022