The Impact of Food Enrichment on the Behavior of Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) Kept under Human Care

Authors: Isabella Brosens Barros, Cristiano Schetini de Azevedo, Cynthia Fernandes Cipreste, Laura Chrispim Reisfeld, Thais Suzana, Rafael Gutierrez Capriolli, Cristiane Schilbach Pizzutto

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: aquarium, elasmobranchs, environmental enrichment, fish welfare

2024

Review of the Effects of Enclosure Complexity and Design on the Behaviour and Physiology of Zoo Animals

Authors: Cristiano S. de Azevedo, Cynthia F. Cipreste, Cristiane S. Pizzutto, Robert J. Young

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: captivity, enclosure, habitat complexity, welfare

2023

Physiological and behavioral effects of animal-assisted interventions on therapy dogs in pediatric oncology settings

Authors: Amy McCullough, Molly A. Jenkins, Ashleigh Ruehrdanz, Mary Jo Gilmer, Janice Olson, Anjali Pawar, Leslie Holley, Shirley Sierra-Rivera, Deborah E. Linder, Danielle Pichette, Neil J. Grossman, Cynthia Hellman, Noémie A. Guérin, Marguerite E. O’Haire

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, animal-assisted intervention, behavior, salivary cortisol, stress, therapy dog

2018

Technique for venipuncture of the transverse facial vein in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

Authors: Justin R. Schlanser, George W. Bohart, Deborah W. Paperd, Cynthia Wagner, Mark Marquardt, Tara M. Harrison

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: black rhinoceros, diceros-bicornis, transverse facial vein, venipuncture

2016

To pair or not to pair: Sources of social variability with white-faced saki monkeys (Pithecia pithecia) as a case study

Authors: Cynthia L. Thompson

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: intraspecific variation, monogamy, social system, social variation, socioecological models

2016

Chromosomal variation and perinatal mortality in San Diego zoo Soemmerring’s gazelles

Authors: Cynthia C. Steiner, Suellen J. Charter, Natalie Goddard, Heidi Davis, Margot Brandt, Marlys L. Houck, Oliver A. Ryder

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: antelopes, centric fusions, microsatellites, mitochondrial haplotypes

2015

A Multi-Institutional Assessment of Factors Influencing Locomotion and Pacing in Captive Okapis (Okapia johnstoni)

Authors: Cynthia Bennett, Lauri Torgerson-White, Deborah Fripp, Jason Watters, Ann Petric

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: captivity, okapi, pacing

2015

Behavioural responses to season and adult sex ratio in the fantail darter Etheostoma flabellare

Authors: Cynthia F. O'Rourke, Tamra C. Mendelson

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: adult sex ratio, aggression, behavioural plasticity, etheostoma flabellare, mate competition, mate solicitation, operational sex ratio, parental care, reproductive success, season

2013

The Effects of Sex, Climate, and Management on Normal and Repetitive Behaviors in Okapis (Okapi johnstoni)

Authors: Deborah Fripp, Cynthia L. Bennett, Gerald A. Binczik, Ann Petric, Jason V. Watters

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, management, okapi

2013

From Good Care to Great Welfare

Authors: Cynthia L. Bennett

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, from good care to great welfare, welfare workshop

2013

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