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
Exploring the Effect of the COVID-19 Zoo Closure Period on Flamingo Behaviour and Enclosure Use at Two Institutions
Publication/Journal: Birds
Keywords: activity budgets, behaviour, COVID-19, enclosure usage, flamingos, visitors, welfare
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
Is Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Wounding Frequency Affected by the Presence Versus Absence of Visitors? A Multi-Institutional Study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: chimpanzee, COVID-19, pan troglodytes, visitor effects, welfare, wounding, zoos
2022
24/7 behaviour and welfare of giraffes
Publication/Journal: BIAZA Research Symposium, Date: 2021/07/13-2021/07/14, Location: Online
Keywords: behavior, giraffes, nocturnal behavior, rumination, welfare
2021
Effects of visitor presence and crowd size on zoo-housed red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) during and after a COVID-19 closure
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: macropods, Red kangaroo, visitor effects, walk-through habitat, welfare, zoo
2021
Estimates of locomotion in Asian elephants Elephas maximus using video monitoring at Dublin Zoo, Ireland
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: CCTV video, elephas maximus, locomotion, zoo
2021
Investigating the effect of social grouping on the behaviour of captive leopards
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: activity budget, Electivity Index, felid, panthera pardus, sociality
2021
Judgement Bias in Miniature Donkeys: Conditioning Factors and Personality Links
Visitor presence and a changing soundscape, alongside environmental parameters, can predict enclosure usage in captive flamingos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: flamingos, sound, space usage, visitor effect, weather
2021