Longitudinal fecal hormone monitoring of adrenocortical function in zoo housed fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) during institutional transfers and breeding introductions
Publication/Journal: PloS One
Keywords: animal welfare, breeding introductions, captivity, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, fishing cat, transfers, zoo
2020
Evaluation of management in North American zoos to enhance breeding success of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) ex situ population
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, ex situ conservation, ex situ husbandry, felids, reproductive behavior
2019
Nutrition and husbandry conditions of Palearctic tortoises (Testudo spp.) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: chelonian, diet, European tortoises, keeping, pyramidal growth syndrome
2019
Patterns in the long-term viability of North American zoo populations
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: demography, extinction risk, genetic diversity, population viability analysis, sustainability
2019
Serum cortisol concentrations associated with artificial insemination events in an African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal well-being, artificial insemination, cortisol, elephant, loxodonta africana, stress
2019
Welfare considerations: Salivary cortisol concentrations on frequency of therapy dog visits in an outpatient hospital setting: A pilot study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal-assisted therapy, cortisol, therapy dog, welfare
2019
Maternal stress and plural breeding with communal care affect development of the endocrine stress response in a wild rodent
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: communal care, cortisol, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, maternal effects, maternal stress, negative feedback, octodon degus, post-natal stress
2015
“Animals First”: Good Communication May Be the Missing Element in Nonhuman Animal Welfare Systems
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, communication
2013
Terrestriality in the bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus morio) and implications for their ecology and conservation
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: camera traps, conservation, indonesia, pongo pygmaeus morio, terrestriality, wehea forest
2013
Discounting the freedom to choose: Implications for the paradox of choice
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: choice, choice overload, discounting, paradox of choice, search costs
2012