Aquarium Tank Design Is Integral to the Elimination of Mantle Abrasion in the Captive Curled Octopus (Eledone cirrhosa): A Case Study at Macduff Marine Aquarium

Authors: Lauren E Smith, Christopher Rowe, Frazer Mackay, Claire Matthews, Christopher GG Matthews

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: abrasion, aquarium, husbandry, octopus, welfare

2020

Effects of Enrichment Presentation and Other Factors on Behavioral Welfare of Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata)

Authors: Barbara C. Perez, Lindsay R. Mehrkam, Amanda R. Foltz, Nicole R. Dorey

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, cetacean, environmental enrichment, marine mammal, pantropical spotted dolphin

2018

Preliminary study on current perceptions and usage of training equipment by horse enthusiasts in Canada

Authors: Katrina Merkies, Lindsay Nakonechny, Cordelie DuBois, Emilie Derisoud

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: equine industry survey, learning theory, spur use, training equipment, whip use

2018

Applying behavior-analytic methodology to the science and practice of environmental enrichment in zoos and aquariums

Authors: Christina A. Alligood, Nicole R. Dorey, Lindsay R. Mehrkam, Katherine A. Leighty

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior analysis, environmental enrichment, evaluation, methodology

2017

The influence of breed and environmental factors on social and solitary play in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)

Authors: Lindsay R. Mehrkam, Nathaniel J. Hall, Chelsea Haitz, Clive D. L. Wynne

Publication/Journal: Learning & Behavior

Keywords: attention, breed, dog, environmental, predatory motor pattern, proximate mechanism, social play, solitary play, toy

2017

Assessing feeding motivation in sheep using different behavioural demand models and measures

Authors: Amanda K. Doughty, Drewe Ferguson, Lindsay R. Matthews, Geoff N. Hinch

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: demand, energy balance, feeding motivation, linear elasticity, sheep

2016

Early detection of health and welfare compromises through automated detection of behavioural changes in pigs

Authors: S. G. Matthews, A. L. Miller, J. Clapp, T. Plotz, I. Kyriazakis

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Journal

Keywords: behavioural changes, early detection, pigs, welfare

2016

Behavioural reactivity of ewes and lambs during partial and total social isolation

Authors: Shanis Barnard, Lindsay R. Matthews, Stefano Messori, Michele Podaliri Vulpiani, Nicola Ferri

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: fear, mother-lamb bond, sheep, temperament, welfare

2015

A method to assess relative preference for training and environmental enrichment in captive wolves (Canis lupus and Canis lupus arctos)

Authors: Nicole R. Dorey, Lindsay R. Mehrkam, Jay Tacey

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, environmental enrichment, positive reinforcement training, preference testing, wolf

2015

Physiological and behavioural responses of a small heterothermic mammal to fire stimuli

Authors: Clare Stawski, Jaya K. Matthews, Gerhard Körtner, Fritz Geiser

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: ash, charcoal, marsupial, sminthopsis crassicaudata, smoke, torpor

2015