Development of an animal welfare tool for zoo-housed primates, considering intra- and inter-rater reliability

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: assessment, inter-rater reliability, intra-rater reliability, primates, tool, welfare, zoo

2024

Group structure and individual relationships of sanctuary-living Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri)

Authors: Austin Leeds, Dalmas Kakule, Laura Stalter, Jackson K. Mbeke, Katie Fawcett

Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE

Keywords: animal sociality, centrality, collective animal behavior, eigenvectors, female contraception, gorillas, primates, social networks

2024

Prosocial or photo preferences? Gorillas’ prosocial choices using a touchscreen

Authors: Jennifer Vonk

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: gorilla gorilla gorilla, photo preference, prosocial choices, western lowland gorillas

2024

Comparing Predictors and Outcomes of Higher Allostatic Load across Zoo-Housed African Great Apes

Authors: Ashley N Edes, Katie L Edwards, Dawn Zimmerman, Balbine Jourdan, Douglas E Crews, Barbara A Wolfe, Donald L Neiffer, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: biomarkers, bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, morbidity, mortality, stress

2023

Effects of social stress on the welfare of captive male Alpine musk deer: Stereotypic behavior, fecal cortisol, and musk secretion

Authors: Xin Zhou, Qingxin Lv, Yuhong Qin, Naixiu Yuan, Yong Li, Mi Zhou, Xiuxiang Meng

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), ex situ conservation, fecal cortisol, small ruminant welfare, stereotypic behavior

2023

Gorilla Activities and Social Behavior: Assessing Changes Associated with Absence of Zoo Visitors, Zoo Attendance, Time of Day and Increasing Maturity

Authors: Cathleen R Cox, Jill S Werner, Joan I Mead

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

Hierarchical position of individual captive western lowland gorillas Gorilla gorilla gorilla and its impact on neighbour associations and behaviour

Authors: Rebecca Sweet, Susan Cheyne

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords:

2023

Surgical placement of implantable cardiac loop recorders in great apes

Authors: Ilana Kutinsky, Ann Duncan, Marietta D Danforth, Suzan Murray, Julie Napier, Stephanie McCain, Hayley W Murphy

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: great apes, loop recorders, surgery

2023

Comparing Space Use and Fecal Glucocorticoid Concentrations during and after the COVID-19 Closure to Investigate Visitor Effects in Multiple Species

Authors: Ashley N. Edes, Nathan C. Liu, Eli Baskir, Karen L. Bauman, Corinne P. Kozlowski, Helen L. Clawitter, David M. Powell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: banteng, behavior, cortisol, gorillas, grizzly bears, physiology, polar bears, zoo research

2022

Distinguishing mobility and immobility when establishing species‐specific activity budgets: A case study with gorillas (Gorilla berengei berengei and Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Jean D Nsekanabo, Austin Leeds, Winnie Eckardt, Deogratias Tuyisingize, Aisha Nyiramana, Kristen E Lukas

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

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2022

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