The Effect of Visitor Number on the Behavior of Zoo-Housed Macropods

Authors: Jessica Meade, Vicky A Melfi, Melanie Keith, Alicia L Burns

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, free-range exhibits, human-animal interaction, macropod, vigilance, visitor effect, zoo

2021

Effect of Covering a Visitor Viewing Area Window on the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Sally L Sherwen, Grahame J Coleman, Vicky Melfi, Alicia Burns, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: little penguins, visitor behaviour, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, visual contact, zoos

2020

Foraging enrichment alleviates oral repetitive behaviors in captive red-tailed black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii)

Authors: M. L. Fangmeier, A. L. Burns, V. A. Melfi, J. Meade

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive environment, environmental enrichment, oral repetitive behavior, parrot, stereotypic behavior

2019

Conservation introduction of the Arabian Tahr to Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE: challenges and lessons learnt

Authors: Shaikha Al Dhaheri, Pritpal Singh Soorae, Meyer de Kock, Abid Mehmood, Andries Gouws, Kate Burns, Malik Rapaie, Ibrahim Al Nassan, John Cole, Hamad Al Zoywed, Rashid Al Zaabi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: abu dhabi, arabian tahr, conservation introduction, sir bani yas island, united arab emirates

2017

Evidence for a synchronization of hormonal states between humans and dogs during competition

Authors: Alicia Phillips Buttner, Breanna Thompson, Rosemary Strasser, Jonathan Santo

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: agility competition, cortisol, dog, hormonal synchronization, interspecies interactions

2015

Pain-suppressed behaviors in the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Authors: Jana E. Mazor-Thomas, Phyllis E. Mann, Alicia Z. Karas, Flo Tseng

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: buteo jamaicensis, head movements, opioids, pain, pain-suppressed behaviors, red-tailed hawk

2014

Assessing the psychological health of captive and wild apes: A response to Ferdowsian et al. (2011)

Authors: Alexandra G. Rosati, Esther Herrmann, Juliane Kaminski, Christopher Krupenye, Alicia P. Melis, Kara Schroepfer, Jingzhi Tan, Felix Warneken, Victoria Wobber, Brian Hare

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: affective disorders, animal captivity, animal welfare, anxiety disorders, behavior analysis, chimpanzees, primates (nonhuman), psychopathology, well-being

2013

Bonobos, Pan paniscus, chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes, and marmosets, Callithrix jacchus, prefer to feed alone

Authors: Anke F. Bullinger, Judith M. Burkart, Alicia P. Melis, Michael Tomasello

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: bonobo, callithrix jacchus, chimpanzee, common marmoset, cooperative breeder, food sharing, motivation, pan paniscus, pan troglodytes

2013

The influence of cerebral lateralisation on the behaviour of the racing greyhound

Authors: Luke A. Schneider, Paul H. Delfabbro, Nicholas R. Burns

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: brain, dog, greyhound, lateralisation, paw preference

2012

Salivary cortisol concentrations and behavior in a population of healthy dogs hospitalized for elective procedures

Authors: Jessica P. Hekman, Alicia Z. Karas, Nancy A. Dreschel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: butorphanol, dexmedetomidine, dogs, hospitalization, salivary cortisol, stress

2012

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