Exploring the behaviors and social preferences of a large, multigenerational herd of zoo-housed southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: ceratotherium, social behavior, welfare, zoo animal
2023
Quality-of-Life Assessments in Zoo Animals: Not Just for the Aged and Charismatic
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, decision-making, euthanasia, geriatric, quality of life, zoo animal
2023
Can colored object enrichment reduce the escape behavior of captive freshwater turtles?
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: behavioral types, olfactory cues, Pseudemys sp., Trachemys scripta ssp.
2021
Interest in coloured objects and behavioural budgets of individual captive freshwater turtles
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: enrichment, escape behaviour, novelty stress
2021
Diagnosis of hypothermia in the European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, using infrared thermography
Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology
Keywords: hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus, hypothermia, infrared thermography, non-invasive technology, rehabilitation
2020
Hematology and Plasma Biochemistry Value Differences Between Acclimated and Recently Captive Female Southern Stingrays, Dasyatis americana
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: captive, environmental change, hematology, plasma chemistry, stingrays, wild
2020
Increasing browse and social complexity can improve zoo elephant welfare
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: behavior, diet, ex situ, loxodonta africana, management, social
2020
Evaluation of a pressure sensitive walkway for objective gait analysis in normal and arthritic domestic ducks (Cairina moschata domestica)
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: analgesia, carprofen, encapsulated butorphanol tartate, footpad dermatitis, force platform, hydrochloride, lameness, pain, parrots amazona-vertralis
2019
Individual and environmental risk factors associated with fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in zoo-housed Asian and African elephants
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: behavior, choice, hormones, indicators, maximus, noninvasive assessment, Salivary cortisol secretion, serum, stress responses, welfare
2019
A Framework to Assess the Impact of New Animal Management Technologies on Welfare: A Case Study of Virtual Fencing
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, avoidance learning, cattle, cognition, cognitive activation theory of stress, livestock, sheep, virtual fencing
2018