Allostatic Load Indices With Cholesterol and Triglycerides Predict Disease and Mortality Risk in Zoo-Housed Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Publication/Journal: Biomarker Insights
Keywords: animal welfare, cardiac disease, chronic conditions, lipid markers, nonhuman primates
2020
Circadian Rhythm of Salivary Immunoglobulin A and Associations with Cortisol as A Stress Biomarker in Captive Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: asian elephant, circadian rhythm, glucocorticoids, immunoglobulin a, welfare
2020
Effect of Tourist Activities on Fecal and Salivary Glucocorticoids and Immunoglobulin A in Female Captive Asian Elephants in Thailand
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: asian elephant, feces, glucocorticoids, immunoglobulin a, saliva, tourism, welfare
2020
Effects of a recurring late‐night event on the behavior and welfare of a population of zoo‐housed gorillas
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: crowd size, great apes, stress
2020
Effects of physiological changes and social life events on adrenal glucocorticoid activity in female zoo-housed Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: animal sociality, cortisol, elephants, estrous cycle, euthanasia, phase determination, pregnancy, urine
2020
Are “visitor effects” overestimated? Behaviour in captive lemurs is mainly driven by co-variation with time and weather
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: activity budget, captivity, lemur catta, time of day, zoo animals
2019
Exploration of potential triggers for self-directed behaviours and regurgitation and reingestion in zoo-housed chimpanzees
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, anxiety-related behaviour, chimpanzees, regurgitation and reingestion, scratching, yawning
2019
Relationships between housing and management factors and clinical health events in elephants in North American zoos
Publication/Journal: PLoS ONE
Keywords: clinical events, elephant, welfare, welfare indicator
2019
Chimpanzees with positive welfare are happier, extraverted, and emotionally stable
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, chimpanzee, happiness, pan troglodytes, personality, welfare
2017
Is music enriching for group-housed captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)?
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: chimpanzees, enrichment, music
2017