Enhancing welfare in a mixed exhibit: The impact of dispersed whole food on activity levels and feeding behaviours of Mexican military macaws and red-billed curassows

Authors: Berenice Quintanilla, Alessia Diana, Marina Salas

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, bird, captive animals, chopped food, enrichment, Feeding techniques, Whole food

2023

The Animal-Visitor Interaction Protocol (AVIP) for the assessment of Lemur catta walk-in enclosure in zoos

Authors: Ilaria Pollastri, Simona Normando, Daniela Florio, Linda Ferrante, Francesca Bandoli, Elisabetta Macchi, Alessia Muzzo, Barbara de Mori

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal welfare, AVIP, lemur, zoo

2022

A Systematic Review of the Use of Technology to Monitor Welfare in Zoo Animals: Is There Space for Improvement?

Authors: Alessia Diana, Marina Salas, Zjef Pereboom, Michael Mendl, Tomas Norton

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: aquaria, automated monitoring, behavior, camera, wildlife, zoological park

2021

Behavioral indices of estrus in a group of captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Alessia Ortolani, Kirsten Leong, Laura Graham, Anne Savage

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: african elephant, estrus detection, flehmen, olfaction, reproductive state, sexual behavior

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