Do Birds of a Feather Always Flock Together? Assessing Differences in Group and Individual Zoo Enclosure Usage by Comparing Commonly Available Methods
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure usage, flamingo, social behaviour, Spread of participation index, zoo animal welfare, zoo enclosure
2022
An evaluation of the role of ‘biological evidence’ in zoo and aquarium enrichment practices
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal training, animal welfare, environmental enrichment, evidence-based approaches, zoo animal management, zoo research
2022
Investigating the Behavior and Personality Structure of the Aldabra Tortoise during Human Interactions and Training Events
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: Aldabrachelys giganea, animal personality, chelonia mydas, geochelone gigantea, human-animal interaction
2022
A simulated comparison of behavioural observation sampling methods
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: animal behaviour, sampling methods, welfare research
2022
Age-Dependent Enclosure Use in Juvenile Chinese Crocodile Lizards, Shinisaurus crocodilurus crocodilurus
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, captive management, niche use, resource
2021
Evaluating Environmental Enrichment Methods in Three Zoo-Housed Varanidae Lizard Species
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: behavior, environmental enrichment, evidence based, husbandry, lizard, reptile, welfare, zoo
2021
Interest in coloured objects and behavioural budgets of individual captive freshwater turtles
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: enrichment, escape behaviour, novelty stress
2021
Investigating the Effect of Enrichment on the Behavior of Zoo-Housed Southern Ground Hornbills
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: bucerotidae, Bucovus leadbeateri, carcass feeding, mirror, Spread of participation index
2021
Investigating the Effect of Enrichment on the Behavior of Zoo-Housed Southern Ground Hornbills
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: bucerotidae, Bucovus leadbeateri, carcass feeding, mirror, Spread of participation index
2021
Investigating the effect of social grouping on the behaviour of captive leopards
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: activity budget, Electivity Index, felid, panthera pardus, sociality
2021