Do Birds of a Feather Always Flock Together? Assessing Differences in Group and Individual Zoo Enclosure Usage by Comparing Commonly Available Methods

Authors: Heather McConnell, James Brereton, Tom Rice, Paul Rose

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

Authors: J Brereton, P Rose

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

Authors: Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino, Vanessa Smith, Massimo Faustini, Eleonora Bonacina, Davide Guadagnini, Roberto Robbiati, Alice Cavalleri, James Edward Brereton, Richard Preziosi

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Aldabrachelys giganea, animal personality, chelonia mydas, geochelone gigantea, human-animal interaction

2022

A simulated comparison of behavioural observation sampling methods

Authors: James Edward Brereton, Jonathan Tuke, Eduardo J Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports

Keywords: animal behaviour, sampling methods, welfare research

2022

Age-Dependent Enclosure Use in Juvenile Chinese Crocodile Lizards, Shinisaurus crocodilurus crocodilurus

Authors: Kimberley C Carter, James J Hicks, Daniel Kane, Benjamin Tapley, Christopher J Michaels

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

Authors: James O Waterman, Rachel McNally, Daniel Harrold, Matthew Cook, Gerardo Garcia, Andrea L Fidgett, Lisa Holmes

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

Authors: Angus James Campbell Thomson, Callum Craig Bannister, Reece Taylor Marshall, Natasha McNeil, Donna Maria Mear, Susie Lovick-Earle, Mirela Cuculescu-Santana

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

Authors: James Edward Brereton, Mark Nigel Geoffrey Myhill, James Ali Shora

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

Authors: James Edward Brereton, Mark Nigel Geoffrey Myhill, James Ali Shora

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

Authors: Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino, James Edward Brereton, Francesca Drago, Eleonora Confalonieri, Richard Preziosi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: activity budget, Electivity Index, felid, panthera pardus, sociality

2021

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