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
Impact of Broad-Spectrum Lighting on Recall Behaviour in a Pair of Captive Blue-Throated Macaws (Ara glaucogularis)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: artificial lighting, behaviour, husbandry, Pstiaccidae, T5 lamps, ultraviolet light, vision
2022
Non-Invasive Assessment of the Seasonal Stress Response to Veterinary Procedures and Transportation of Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behaviour, ex situ, faecal cortisol metabolites, pilosa, season, transport, veterinary check, wildlife
2022
Predictors of psychological stress and behavioural diversity among captive red panda in Indian zoos and their implications for global captive management
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: behavioural diversity, red panda, stress, zoo
2022
Biological and environmental factors as sources of variation in nocturnal behavior of giraffe
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: activity budget, giraffe, linear mixed modeling, nocturnal behavior, sleep behavior
2021
Bold Frogs or Shy Toads? How Did the COVID-19 Closure of Zoological Organisations Affect Amphibian Activity?
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: amphibian behaviour, amphibian welfare, COVID-19, enclosure usage, evidence-based husbandry, visitor effect
2021