Dolphin-WET—Development of a Welfare Evaluation Tool for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: cetacean welfare, marine mammals, welfare evaluation, welfare indicator, zoo animals
2024
The quest to develop automated systems for monitoring animal behavior
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal behavior, Automated monitoring technology, observation, sensors
2023
Reaction to Novel Objects and Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Levels in Two Species of Nocturnal Geckos
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, fecal corticosterone metabolites, gecko, individual differences, nocturnal species, object novelty, physiological stress, reptiles
2023
Assessment of Feeding Behavior of the Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) and Nutritional Values of Natural Prey
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, diet, insectivorous, live feed, mymercophagidae, zenartha
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
Preliminary Findings on How Different Management Systems and Social Interactions Influence Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: glucocorticoids, management, reproduction, stress, white rhinoceros
2022
Activity budget of zoo-housed Dolichotis patagonum mates
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: behaviour, conservation, ex-situ management, monogamy, rodent
2021
Inside out: heart rate monitoring to advance the welfare and conservation of maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology
Keywords: anthropogenic disturbance, behavioral-response, ex situ, heart rate, in situ, maned wolf, physiological response, stressors, welfare
2021
Capture Myopathy and Stress Cardiomyopathy in a Live-Stranded Risso’s Dolphin (Grampus griseus) in Rehabilitation
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal conservation, animal welfare, biochemistry, cetaceans, histopathology, immunohistochemistry
2020
Multivariate Analyses of the Activity Pattern and Behavior of the Lesser Anteater on Open and Closed Days at Córdoba Zoo, Argentina
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: enclosure use, human-animal interaction, Tamandua tetradactyla, time-activity budget, visitor effect
2020