The effect of anthropogenic noise on foraging and vigilance in zoo housed pied tamarins
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal behaviour, bioacoustics, callitrichid, primate, stressor
2023
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
Non-invasive assessment of fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: acth challenge, cortisol, enzyme immunoassay (eia), Fecal steroid hormone metabolites, Pygmy hippo, testosterone
2023
Precursors and aftermath of severe targeted aggression in captive cotton-top tamarins
Publication/Journal: Primates
Keywords:
2023
Welfare impacts associated with using aversive geofencing devices on captive Asian elephants
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: activity budgets, animal behaviour, Electric shock collars, faecal cortisol, stress, virtual fencing
2023
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
The effects of allogrooming and social network position on behavioural indicators of stress in female lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus)
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: allogrooming, indirect connections, social network analysis, stress, welfare
2022
Enrichment with classical music enhances affiliative behaviours in bottlenose dolphin
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, captive, cetacean, enrichment, social behavior, zoo
2022
Environmental enrichment for collared peccaries Dicotyles tajacu, Tayassuidae in managed care: Different items provoke different behavioural responses
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal welfare, Cetartiodactyla, conservation, food-based enrichment
2022
Giraffes like it hot? Research on giraffe drinking behaviour in response to warm water supply in a cold environment
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, hydration
2022