Age and Social History Impact Social Interactions between Bull Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) at Denver Zoo
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, elephant management, group compatibility, pachyderms, social behavior
2023
The effects of Zoo Lights on animal welfare: A case study of great Indian hornbills at Denver Zoo
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: after hours events, animal welfare, hornbills, zoo lights
2022
Immunoglobulin A and Physiologic Correlates of Well-Being in Asian Elephants
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: bull, cortisol, elephas maximus, glucocorticoids, musth, oxytocin, secretory IgA, social, stress, welfare
2022
Interest in coloured objects and behavioural budgets of individual captive freshwater turtles
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: enrichment, escape behaviour, novelty stress
2021
Nighttime behavior and the length of social relationships in male Asian elephants
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: compatible social pairings, male elephant welfare, nighttime activity budgets, social dyads
2021
Social Dynamics of a Newly Integrated Bachelor Group of Asian Elephants (Elephas Maximus): Welfare implications
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: bull elephant welfare, group compatibility, group integration, social behavior
2021
A Preliminary Study Investigating the Impact of Musical Concerts on the Behavior of Captive Fiordland Penguins (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) and Collared Peccaries (Pecari tajacu)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal management, music, noise, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare
2020
Evaluation of Enrichment for Reptiles in Zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, reptiles, zoos
2019
Perception of the ethical acceptability of live prey feeding to aquatic species kept in captivity
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: ability, behavior, cuttlefish, enrichment, fish, memory, pain, welfare
2019
Serum cortisol concentrations associated with artificial insemination events in an African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal well-being, artificial insemination, cortisol, elephant, loxodonta africana, stress
2019