Providing baseline data for conservation–Heart rate monitoring in captive scimitar-horned oryx

Authors: Peter Leimgruber, Nucharin Songsasen, Jared A Stabach, Megan Horning, Dolores Reed, Tara Buk, Arielle Harwood, Lawrence Layman, Christopher Mathews, Morgan Vance

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Physiology

Keywords: heart rate monitoring, oryx

2023

Natural Habitat Design for Zoo-Housed Elasmobranch and Teleost Fish Species Improves Behavioural Repertoire and Space Use in a Visitor Facing Exhibit

Authors: Kristie Lawrence, Sally L Sherwen, Hannah Larsen

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Captive animal behavior, enclosure design, fish, visitor effect, welfare

2021

What Is so Positive about Positive Animal Welfare?—A Critical Review of the Literature

Authors: Alistair B. Lawrence, Belinda Vigors, Peter Sandøe

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: critical review, happiness, positive affective engagement, positive animal welfare, positive emotions, quality of life

2019

Playful pigs: Evidence of consistency and change in play depending on litter and developmental stage

Authors: S. M. Brown, R. Peters, I. M. Nevison, A. B. Lawrence

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: growth, litter differences, piglet, play, weaning

2018

Cortisol treatment affects locomotor activity and swimming behaviour of male smallmouth bass engaged in paternal care: A field study using acceleration biologgers

Authors: Dirk A. Algera, Jacob W. Brownscombe, Kathleen M. Gilmour, Michael J. Lawrence, Aaron J. Zolderdo, Steven J. Cooke

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: accelerometer, glucocorticoid, parental care, parental investment, teleost

2017

Socialization of adult owl monkeys (Aotus sp.) in Captivity

Authors: Lawrence E. Williams, C. S. Coke, J. L. Weed

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: aotus, behavioral management, owl monkey, pair housing, psychological well-being, socializations

2017

Age and sex-specific mortality of wild and captive populations of a monogamous pair-bonded primate (Aotus azarae)

Authors: Sam M. Larson, Fernando Colchero, Owen R. Jones, Lawrence Williams, Eduardo Fernandez-Duque

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: biparental care, keyfitz' entropy, life expectancy, monogamy, pair bond, senescence

2016

Exploring Children’s Perspectives on the Welfare Needs of Pet Animals

Authors: J. C. Muldoon, J. M. Williams, A. Lawrence

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoos

Keywords: animal welfare, anthropology, attitudes, behavior, children, contagious illnesses, dog, education, environmental studies, knowledge, pets, science, sentience, sociology, veterinary sciences

2016

Physiological stress coping and anxiety in greyhounds displaying inter-dog aggression

Authors: Dennis Wormald, Andrew J. Lawrence, Gabrielle Carter, Andrew D. Fisher

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, anxiety, coping styles, cortisol, dogs, hrv

2016

Validation of modified open field behaviour as a measure of trait anxiety in the dog

Authors: Dennis Wormald, Andrew J. Lawrence, Gabrielle Carter, Andrew D. Fisher

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, diazepam, dog, exploration, noise aversion, trait anxiety

2016