DNA Damage as a Potential Non-Invasive Indicator of Welfare: A Preliminary Study in Zoo-Housed Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)

Authors: Grace Fuller, Jennifer Hamilton, Stephanie Allard

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine, 8-OHdG, animal welfare indicator, glucocorticoids, grizzly bear, oxidative stress

2021

Effects of visitor presence and crowd size on zoo-housed red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) during and after a COVID-19 closure

Authors: M Jones, KN Gartland, G Fuller

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: macropods, Red kangaroo, visitor effects, walk-through habitat, welfare, zoo

2021

Effects of habitat modifications on behavioral indicators of welfare for Madagascar giant hognose snakes (Leioheterodon madagascariensis)

Authors: MS Spain, G Fuller, SM Allard

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: behavioral diversity, environmental enrichment, environmental exploration, habitat design, reptile welfare

2020

Evaluation of the Impact of Behavioral Opportunities on Four Zoo-Housed Aardvarks (Orycteropus afer)

Authors: Jennifer Hamilton, Grace Fuller, Stephanie Allard

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, corticosterone, environmental enrichment, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, goal-based enrichment, nocturnal species

2020

Case Studies of the Impacts of Cataract Surgery on Crested Penguin Welfare

Authors: Matthew R. Heintz, Grace A. Fuller, Sarah J. Woodhouse, Anna Murray, Stephanie M. Allard

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, geriatric, macaroni penguin, phacoemulsifcation, rockhopper penguin

2019

Exploratory Investigation of Infrared Thermography for Measuring Gorilla Emotional Responses to Interactions with Familiar Humans

Authors: Matthew R. Heintz, Grace Fuller, Stephanie Allard

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, cognitive task, cortisol, emotion, gorilla, human-animal interactions, infrared thermography, oxytocin, positive reinforcement training

2019

Personality in Zoo-Hatched Blanding’s Turtles Affects Behavior and Survival After Reintroduction Into the Wild

Authors: Stephanie Allard, Grace Fuller, Lauri Torgerson-White, Melissa A. Starking, Teresa Yoder-Nowak

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

Keywords: animal welfare, Blanding's turtle, conservation, personality, reintroduction, zoo

2019

Validation and welfare assessment of flipper-mounted time-depth recorders for monitoring penguins in zoos and aquariums

Authors: Grace Fuller, Matthew R. Heintz, Stephanie Allard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bio-logging, data-loggers, gentoo penguin, king penguin, macaroni penguin, rockhopper penguin

2019

Behavioral and hormonal responses to the availability of forage material in Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Grace Fuller, Anna Murray, Melissa Thueme, Molly McGuire, Jennifer Vonk, Stephanie Allard

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: alfalfa, browse, feeding, glucocorticoids, regurgitation and reingestion, zoo

2018