Preliminary model of personality structure in captive red pandas (Ailurus fulgens)

Authors: Tyler Andres-Bray, Peter Moller, David M Powell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal personality, personality dimensions, red panda, temperament

2020

Advancing the science behind animal program sustainability: An overview of the special issue

Authors: David M. Powell, Candice L. Dorsey, Lisa J. Faust

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding program, population, sustainability, viability

2019

Collection planning for the next 100 years: What will we commit to save in zoos and aquariums?

Authors: David M. Powell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: conservation, cooperative breeding programs, sustainability, viability, zoos

2019

Is there any more room on the Ark? An analysis of space allocation in four mammalian taxa

Authors: Colleen McCann, David M. Powell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: collection planning, mission goals, population viability, species selection

2019

Reproductive Viability Analysis (RVA) as a new tool for ex situ population management

Authors: Karen Bauman, John Sahrmann, Ashley Franklin, Cheryl Asa, Mary Agnew, Kathy Traylor-Holzer, David Powell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: ex situ, reproductive success, sustainability

2019

Behavioral changes in female Asian elephants when given access to an outdoor yard overnight

Authors: David M. Powell, Cathy Vitale

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: choice, elephant, nocturnal behavior, welfare

2016

Comparison of Subjective Well-Being and Personality Assessments in the Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia), and African Lion (Panthera leo)

Authors: Marieke Cassia Gartner, David M. Powell, Alexander Weiss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal well-being, big cats, personality

2016

Survey of U.S. zoo and aquarium animal care staff attitudes regarding humane euthanasia for population management

Authors: David M. Powell, Matthew Ardaiolo

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive management, culling, empathy, sustainability, welfare

2016

“Use it or lose it”: Characterization, implications, and mitigation of female infertility in captive wildlife

Authors: Linda M. Penfold, David Powell, Kathy Traylor-Holzer, Cheryl S. Asa

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding, contraception, infertility, population management, reproductive success, sustainability

2014

Formal behavioral evaluation of enrichment programs on a zookeeper’s schedule: a case study with a polar bear (Ursus Maritimus) at the Bronx Zoo

Authors: Wendy Canino, David Powell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: data collection, enrichment, evaluation, polar bear, stereotypy

2010