Utilizing vocalizations to gain insight into the affective states of non-human mammals
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: affective state, animal welfare, bioacoustics, emotion, vocalization
2024
Multi-criteria study on a change to a fruit-free diet in Cebidae and Cercopithecidae
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: behavior, fecal scoring, food intake, fruit-free diet change
2023
Territorial vocalization patterns of captive Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) in the middle of winter at high latitude
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: behavior, lion, panthera leo, territorial, vocalization
2023
Localize Animal Sound Events Reliably (LASER): A New Software for Sound Localization in Zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: acoustic multilateration, animal detection, animal sounds, animal welfare, behavioral research, bioacoustics, non-invasive, sound localization, TDOA, vocalization
2021
Temperament in Captivity, Environmental Enrichment, Flight Ability, and Response to Humans in an Endangered Parrot Species
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: Amazona vinacea, flight skill, human-animal interaction, personality, reintroduction in wild
2020
Total Eclipse of the Zoo: Animal Behavior during a Total Solar Eclipse
Evaluation of management in North American zoos to enhance breeding success of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) ex situ population
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, ex situ conservation, ex situ husbandry, felids, reproductive behavior
2019
Exploratory Investigation of Infrared Thermography for Measuring Gorilla Emotional Responses to Interactions with Familiar Humans
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, cognitive task, cortisol, emotion, gorilla, human-animal interactions, infrared thermography, oxytocin, positive reinforcement training
2019
Investigation of social, affective, and locomotor behavior of adolescent Brattleboro rats reveals a link between vasopressin’s actions on arousal and social behavior
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: adolescence, Anxiety-like behavior, arousal, Brattleboro rat, social development, vasopressin
2018
Factors determining the effects of human interaction on the cortisol levels of shelter dogs
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal shelter, hair cortisol, human interaction, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal, plasma-cortisol, shelter dogs
2017