A Preliminary Study Investigating the Impact of Musical Concerts on the Behavior of Captive Fiordland Penguins (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) and Collared Peccaries (Pecari tajacu)

Authors: Lara Fanning, Hannah Larsen, Peta S Taylor

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal management, music, noise, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare

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

Evaluation of Enrichment for Reptiles in Zoos

Authors: Taylor Eagan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, reptiles, zoos

2019

Serum cortisol concentrations associated with artificial insemination events in an African elephant (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Brent C White, Steven R Taylor, Zoltan S Gyimesi, Cristin L Rieskakmp, William Sarros, Steven D Burton II

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal well-being, artificial insemination, cortisol, elephant, loxodonta africana, stress

2019

The effects of olfactory stimulation on the behavior of captive ring‐tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

Authors: Brittanny Baker, Sienna Taylor, V. Tamara Montrose

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: environmental enrichment, lemur behavior, odors, zoo welfare

2018

Beyond knowing nature: Contact, emotion, compassion, meaning, and beauty are pathways to nature connection

Authors: Ryan Lumber, Miles Richardson, David Sheffield

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: nature connectedness, pro-environmental behavior

2017

Evaluation of brainstem disruption following penetrating captive-bolt shot in isolated cattle heads: comparison of traditional and alternative shot-placement landmarks

Authors: J. N. Gilliam, J. K. Shearer, R. J. Bahr, S. Crochik, J. Woods, J. Hill, J. Reynolds, J. D. Taylor

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, brainstem, captive bolt, cattle, euthanasia, shot placement

2016

Group compositional changes impact the social and feeding behaviors of captive hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas)

Authors: Amy M. Ryan, Mark E. Hauber

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: group compositional changes, introductions, old world monkeys, removals, social behavior

2016

Phenotypic correlates of melanization in two Sceloporus occidentalis (Phrynosomatidae) populations: Behavior, androgens, stress reactivity, and ectoparasites

Authors: Ryan J. Seddon, Diana K. Hews

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggression, corticosterone, ectoparasites, elevation, melanin, population differences, sceloporus, testosterone

2016

Plumage variation and social partner choice in the greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Authors: Hani D. Freeman, Annie J. Valuska, Ryan R. Taylor, Gina M. Ferrie, Alison P. Grand, Katherine A. Leighty

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: birds, flamingos, plumage coloration, social partner

2016

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