Bold Frogs or Shy Toads? How Did the COVID-19 Closure of Zoological Organisations Affect Amphibian Activity?
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: amphibian behaviour, amphibian welfare, COVID-19, enclosure usage, evidence-based husbandry, visitor effect
2021
Conducting Behavioural Research in the Zoo: A Guide to Ten Important Methods, Concepts and Theories
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, behavioural observations, ethology, observational methods, research methods, zoo science
2021
Discrimination of Acoustic Stimuli and Maintenance of Graded Alarm Call Structure in Captive Meerkats
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: acoustic features, alarm calls, animal welfare, bioacoustics, fuzzy clustering, graded structure, LASSO algorithm, meerkats, natural behavior, playback experiment, suricates, vocalization, zoo
2021
Effects of Nearby Construction Work on the Behavior of Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: behavior, construction, individual differences, lion, sound, welfare
2021
Effects of the presence of zoo visitors on zoo-housed little penguins (Eudyptula minor)
Publication/Journal: New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Keywords: Kororā, little penguins, new zealand, visitor effect, visitor presence, visitor–animal interactions, zoos
2021
A Global Survey of Current Zoo Housing and Husbandry Practices for Fossa: A Preliminary Review
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: evidence-based practice, small carnivores, zoo husbandry
2021
Influences of Rearing Environment on Behaviour and Welfare of Captive Chilean Flamingos: A Case Study on Foster-Reared and Parent-Reared Birds
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: behaviour, cross-fostering, development, flamingos, foster-rearing, husbandry, welfare
2021
Key Questions in Zoo and Aquarium Studies: A Study and Revision Guide
Publication/Journal:
Keywords: aquarium research, study design, zoo research
2021
Localize Animal Sound Events Reliably (LASER): A New Software for Sound Localization in Zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: acoustic multilateration, animal detection, animal sounds, animal welfare, behavioral research, bioacoustics, non-invasive, sound localization, TDOA, vocalization
2021
Understanding sociality and behavior change associated with a nesting event in a captive flock of great white pelicans
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, evidence-based husbandry, Pelecanus onocrotalus, social network analysis
2021