Do Birds of a Feather Always Flock Together? Assessing Differences in Group and Individual Zoo Enclosure Usage by Comparing Commonly Available Methods

Authors: Heather McConnell, James Brereton, Tom Rice, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure usage, flamingo, social behaviour, Spread of participation index, zoo animal welfare, zoo enclosure

2022

Exploring the Effect of the COVID-19 Zoo Closure Period on Flamingo Behaviour and Enclosure Use at Two Institutions

Authors: Peter Kidd, Steph Ford, Paul E Rose

Publication/Journal: Birds

Keywords: activity budgets, behaviour, COVID-19, enclosure usage, flamingos, visitors, welfare

2022

Biological and environmental factors as sources of variation in nocturnal behavior of giraffe

Authors: Anna Lena Burger, Johannes Hartig, Paul W Dierkes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity budget, giraffe, linear mixed modeling, nocturnal behavior, sleep behavior

2021

Bold Frogs or Shy Toads? How Did the COVID-19 Closure of Zoological Organisations Affect Amphibian Activity?

Authors: Jack Boultwood, Michelle O’Brien, Paul Rose

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

Authors: Paul E Rose, Lisa M Riley

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

Authors: Sebastian Schneider, Sarah Goettlich, Charlette Diercks, Paul Wilhelm Dierkes

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 Positive Reinforcement Training and Novel Object Exposure on Salivary Cortisol Levels under Consideration of Individual Variation in Captive African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Susan Hambrecht, Ann-Kathrin Oerke, Michael Heistermann, Johannes Hartig, Paul W Dierkes

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: glucocorticoid response, individuality, physiological stress, zoo elephants

2021

Effects of the presence of zoo visitors on zoo-housed little penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Kerry V Fanson, Simon Eyre, Grahame J Coleman, Sally L Sherwen, Vicky Melfi, Paul H Hemsworth

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

Authors: Jessica J Harley, Lisa O’Hara, Paul E Rose

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

Authors: Peter Kidd, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behaviour, cross-fostering, development, flamingos, foster-rearing, husbandry, welfare

2021