A turtle cognition research demonstration enhances visitor engagement and keeper-animal relationships
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: eastern box turtle, human–animal bond, reptile, training, visitor experience
2017
Using behavioral observations and genetic markers to characterize the flexible reproductive system in an ex situ population of carmine bee-eaters (Merops n. nubicus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: behaviour, colony, parentage, population, relatedness, reproduction
2017
Application of video recording technology to improve husbandry and reproduction in the carmine bee-eater (Merops n. nubicus)
The effect of changes in group composition on social dynamics in marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: aggression, behavior, management
2014
Attempted Integration of Multiple Species of Turaco Into a Mixed-Species Aviary
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: aggression, behavior, breeding, visibility
2013
Behavioral Analysis of Tiger Night Housing Practices
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: management, panthera tigris, social, solitary, welfare
2013
Identifying parentage using molecular markers: Improving accuracy of studbook records for a captive flock of marabou storks (Leptoptilus crumeniferus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive breeding, extra-pair paternity, microsatellite, parentage, pedigree, studbook
2013
Relational responding by eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina) in a series of color discrimination tasks
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: *animal cognition, color perception, turtles, visual discrimination
2013
The use of visual barriers to reduce aggression among a group of marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: aggression, behavior, marabou stork
2013
Female Nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) space use in a naturalistic exhibit
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: arcview, behavior, behaviour, captive, water depth
2012