Enrichment and animal age, not biological variables, predict positive welfare indicators in zoo-housed carnivores
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: activity, affective state, behaviour, captive, interaction, Phylogenetic, play
2024
Monitoring Thermoregulation Patterns in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Winter Months in Southwestern Ontario Using Infrared Thermography
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: age, ambient-temperature, behavior, elephas maximus, infrared thermography, thermal windows, weight
2023
Visually assessed body condition shows high heritability in a pedigreed great ape population
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: animal models, body condition score, bonobo, relative fat mass
2023
Welfare assessment of slow loris (Nycticebus spp.) at an Indonesian primate rehabilitation center: Development and validation of body condition score
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: bcs, body circumference, body weight, nocturnal primate
2023
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) weight gain in captivity and implications for captive reptile body condition
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: alligator, body condition, captivity
2022
Behavioral and Physical Development of Captive–Born Eastern Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) Calves
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: black rhinoceros, neotnatal development, nursing duration, proximity, time-budget
2021
Enrichment devices for green turtles (Chelonia mydas) reared in captivity programs
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: enrichment device, environmental enrichment, green turtles, wounding
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
Behavioural response, welfare, and performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) under different water temperatures
Publication/Journal: International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
Keywords: behaviour, crossing test, nile tilapia, water temperature, welfare
2020