Behavioral Diversity as a Potential Indicator of Positive Animal Welfare
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behavior, behavior-based enrichment, behavioral restriction, evidence-based management, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, stereotypic behavior, thrive, welfare assessment
2020
Beyond Glucocorticoids: Integrating Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) into Animal Welfare Research
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, dhea, glucocorticoids, ratio
2020
Evaluating the influence of conspecifics on a male giant anteater’s (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) pacing behavior
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, neighbors, pilosa, stereotypies, xenarthrans
2020
Impacts of the season and reproductive status on fecal reproductive and adrenocortical steroid metabolites in zoo Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: crocodilians, fecal hormone metabolites, zoo management
2020
Interspecies Interactions Mediated by Technology: An Avian Case Study at the Zoo
Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Keywords: animal agency, animal music, animal-computer-interaction, enrichment, interspecies interactions, sonic enrichment
2020
Preference assessments as a tool to evaluate environmental enrichment
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, environmental enrichment, free operant, paired-choice, preference assessment
2020
Salivary Bioscience and Research on Animal Welfare and Conservation Science
Publication/Journal: Salivary Bioscience
Keywords: animal welfare, conservation science
2020
The Use of a Species-Specific Health and Welfare Assessment Tool for the Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: disease, octopus, senescence, stress, welfare
2020
Impacts of natural history and exhibit factors on carnivore welfare
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral diversity, infant mortality, offspring production, pacing, reproductive success
2019
Relationships between housing and management factors and clinical health events in elephants in North American zoos
Publication/Journal: PLoS ONE
Keywords: clinical events, elephant, welfare, welfare indicator
2019