An Approach to Assessing Zoo Animal Welfare in a Rarely Studied Species, the Common Cusimanse Crossarchus obscurus

Authors: Danielle Free, William SM Justice, Sarah Jayne Smith, Vittoria Howard, Sarah Wolfensohn

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: AWAG, behavior, carnivore, Crossarchus obscurus, cusimanse, evidence based, understudied, welfare, welfare assessment, zoo

2022

An Approach to Assessing Zoo Animal Welfare in a Rarely Studied Species, the Common Cusimanse Crossarchus obscurus

Authors: Danielle Free, William SM Justice, Sarah Jayne Smith, Vittoria Howard, Sarah Wolfensohn

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: AWAG, behavior, carnivore, Crossarchus obscurus, cusimanse, evidence based, understudied, welfare, welfare assessment, zoo

2022

Overlooked and Under-Studied: A Review of Evidence-Based Enrichment in Varanidae

Authors: Darcy Howard, Marianne Sarah Freeman

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: captive, cognition, play, reptile, welfare

2022

Laboratory rhesus macaque social housing and social changes: Implications for research

Authors: Darcy L. Hannibal, Eliza Bliss-Moreau, Jessica Vandeleest, Brenda McCowan, John Capitanio

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: enrichment, heterogeneous environment, pairing, peer interaction

2017

Characterization of multiple pathways modulating aggression in the male clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)

Authors: Heather B. DeCaluwe, Nadja C. Wielebnowski, JoGayle Howard, Katharine M. Pelican, Mary Ann Ottinger

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: androgens, glucocorticoids, gnrh agonist, serotonergic regulation, tricyclic antidepressant

2016

Behavioral reactions relate to adrenal activity and temperament in male clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa)

Authors: Heather B. DeCaluwe, Nadja C. Wielebnowski, JoGayle Howard, Katharine M. Pelican, Mary Ann Ottinger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: anxiety, behavior tests, fecal hormone monitoring, felids, mirror image stimulation test, stress

2013

Integrating microsatellite and pedigree analyses to facilitate the captive management of the endangered Mississippi sandhill crane (Grus canadensis pulla)

Authors: J. R. Henkel, K. L. Jones, S. G. Hereford, M. L. Savoie, S. P. Leibo, J. J. Howard

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: founder relatedness, grus canadensis pulla, studbooks

2012

Quantifying Home Range Habitat Requirements for Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in Vermont, USA

Authors: T.M. Donovan, M. Freeman, H. Abouelezz, K. Royar, A. Howard, R. Mickey

Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation

Keywords: aic, bobcat, habitat use, kernel home range, lynxrufus, utilization distribution

2011

Rat pup social motivation: A critical component of early psychological development

Authors: Howard Casey Cromwell

Publication/Journal: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Keywords: attachment emotion, epigenetics, stress, toxicology

2011

The effects of immunocontraception on harem fidelity in a feral horse (Equus caballus) population

Authors: Jessa M. Madosky, Daniel I. Rubenstein, Jerome J. Howard, Sue Stuska

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: population control, population management, porcine zona pellucida (pzp) immunocontraception, wild horse, wildlife contraception

2010

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