Behavioral Diversity as a Potential Indicator of Positive Animal Welfare
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behavior, behavior-based enrichment, behavioral restriction, evidence-based management, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, stereotypic behavior, thrive, welfare assessment
2020
Concepts, applications, uses and evaluation of environmental enrichment
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: barriers to enrichment, food-based bias, keeper opinions, taxonomic bias, workshop
2020
The nocturnal activity of a commonly housed rodent: How African pygmy dormice (Graphiurus murinus) respond to an enriched environment
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: behavioral repertoires, Graphiurus murinus, nest box, space use, welfare
2020
Social and environmental impacts on sleep in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: asian elephant, sleep, social compatibility, welfare, zoo
2020
Social proximities of developing gorilla males (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in European zoos: the consequences of castration and social composition
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bachelor, castration, gorillas, maturation, social network analysis, welfare
2020
Total Eclipse of the Zoo: Animal Behavior during a Total Solar Eclipse
Using longitudinal data to evaluate the behavioural impact of a switch to carcass feeding on an Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: behaviour, carcass feeding, evidence-based management, lion, welfare
2020
Advancing the science behind animal program sustainability: An overview of the special issue
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: breeding program, population, sustainability, viability
2019
Development of a behavioural welfare assessment tool for routine use with captive elephants
Publication/Journal: PLoS ONE
Keywords: elephant, welfare, welfare assessment
2019
Effects of parity and litter size on cortisol measures in commercially housed sows and their offspring
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: birth weight, hair cortisol, pigs, salivary cortisol, stress
2019