Pupil size variation as a response to stress in European catfish and its application for social stress detection in albino conspecifics
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: animal sociality, blood, blood plasma, body weight, catfish, cortisol, eyes, fish physiology
2020
Feeding Enrichment in a Captive Pack of European Wolves (Canis Lupus Lupus): Assessing the Effects on Welfare and on a Zoo’s Recreational, Educational and Conservational Role
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, conservation, education, visitor, wolf behaviour, zoo
2019
Using Thermal Imaging to Monitor Body Temperature of Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in A Zoo Setting
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: body temperature, heat/cold stress, koalas, substrate, thermal imaging, thermoregulation, welfare, zoo
2019
Visitor effects on zoo-housed Sulawesi crested macaque (Macaca nigra) behaviour: Can signs with ‘watching eyes’ requesting quietness help?
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, noise effects, primates, visitor effects, zoo animals
2019
Zylkéne to load? The effects of alpha-casozepine on compliance and coping in horses during loading
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: alpha-casozepine, heart rate variability, horse loading, infrared thermography, salivary cortisol, stress
2019
Evaluation of visible eye white and maximum eye temperature as non-invasive indicators of stress in dairy cows
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cattle crush, claw trimming, feed rack, heart rate variability, saliva cortisol
2018
Short- and long-term changes in the intensity of responses of pinnipeds to tourist approaches in Cabo Polonio, Uruguay
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behavioural responses, human-animal interactions, tourism
2018
Visual Processing of Faces in Juvenile Western Lowland Gorillas without the Use of Training or Reinforcement: A Pilot Study
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: eye tracking, gorilla, human, visual processing
2018
Looking into the eyes of a cow: Can eye whites be used as a measure of emotional state?
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cows, eye whites, measuring emotions, sentience, welfare assessment
2017
Reliability of Fear Assessment in Growing Pigs Exposed to a Novel Object Test in Commercial Conditions
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: commercial farms, fear, novel object test, pigs, reliability
2017