Fecal stress, nutrition and reproductive hormones for monitoring environmental impacts on tigers (Panthera tigris)

Authors: Samrat Mondol, Rebecca K Booth, Samuel K %J Conservation Physiology Wasser

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: adrenal, conservation physiology, stress-nutrition interplay, thyroid and reproductive hormones assay validation, tigers

2020

What is the evidence for the effectiveness of husbandry and management interventions for the conservation and welfare of captive animals? A systematic map protocol

Authors: Anaëlle Lemasson, Silviu Petrovan, Rebecca Smith, William Sutherland, Andrew Bowkett

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: captive, conservation, evidence, protocol, systematic map, systematic review, welfare, zoo

2020

Deconstructing compassionate conservation

Authors: Matt W. Hayward, Alex Callen, Benjamin L. Allen, Guy Ballard, Femke Broekhuis, Cassandra Bugir, Rohan H. Clarke, John Clulow, Simon Clulow, Jennifer C. Daltry, Harriet T. Davies-Mostert, Peter J. S. Fleming, Andrea S. Griffin, Lachlan G. Howell, Graham I. H. Kerley, Kava Klop-Toker, Sarah Legge, Tom Major, Ninon Meyer, Robert A. Montgomery, Katherine Moseby, Daniel M. Parker, Stephanie Periquet, John Read, Robert J. Scanlon, Rebecca Seeto, Craig Shuttleworth, Michael J. Somers, Cottrell T. Tamessar, Katherine Tuft, Rose Upton, Marcia Valenzuela-Molina, Adrian Wayne, Ryan R. Witt, Wolfgang Wuster

Publication/Journal: Conservation Biology

Keywords: animal rights, animal welfare, effective conservation, evidence-based conservation, invasive species, invasives, lethal control, translocation

2019

Effects of parity and litter size on cortisol measures in commercially housed sows and their offspring

Authors: Sanne Roelofs, Lisa Godding, Jeanne R. de Haan, Franz Josef van der Staay, Rebecca E. Nordquist

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: birth weight, hair cortisol, pigs, salivary cortisol, stress

2019

Human speech reduces pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) feeding and resting at a Peruvian tourist site, with louder volumes decreasing visibility

Authors: Rebecca L. Sheehan, Sarah Papworth

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: acoustic disturbance, ecotourism, flight initiation, pygmy marmoset

2019

Physiological and Behavioral Indicators to Measure Crustacean Welfare

Authors: Rebecca Adams, Catherine E. Stanley, Elena Piana, Robin L. Cooper

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: crayfish, heating, slaughter

2019

Potential Impact of Construction Noise on Selected Zoo Animals

Authors: Richard Jakob-Hoff, Michael Kingan, Chiaki Fenemore, Gian Schmid, John F. Cockrem, Amanda Crackle, Emily Van Bemmel, Rebecca Connor, Kris Descovich

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: alligator, behavior, elephant, emu, environment, giraffe, noise, welfare, zoo

2019

Perceptions of Equid Well Being Well-Being in South Dakota

Authors: Lindsey R. McNeill, Rebecca C. Bott, Sara L. Mastellar, Gemechis Djira, Heidi K. Carroll

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: equid well being, five freedoms, horse care, perceptions of welfare, south dakota

2018

Boredom-like states in mink and their behavioural correlates: A replicate study

Authors: Rebecca K. Meagher, Dana L. M. Campbell, Georgia J. Mason

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, emotional states, environmental enrichment, inactivity, neovison vison, sensation-seeking

2017

Effects of environmental enrichment on decision-making behavior in pigs

Authors: F. Josef van der Staay, Johanna A. van Zutphen, Mirjam M. de Ridder, Rebecca E. Nordquist

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, barren environment, decision-making, enriched environment, hair cortisol, salivary cortisol, stress

2017

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