The effect of a new enclosure on the behaviour of a large captive group of lion-tailed macaques Macaca silenus

Authors: Rebecca Newman, Sean McKeown, Thomas Quirke, Ruth M O'Riordan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: enclosure, enrichment, visitor effect

2021

Sex and Age Differences in Activity Budgets in a Population of Captive African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus)

Authors: Trystin Figel, Sean P Coyne, Kirsten Martin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: African penguins, aquatic birds, Captive animal behavior, endangered animal welfare

2021

The effects of environmental and visitor variables on the behavior of free-ranging ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in captivity

Authors: Courtney Collins, Ilse Corkery, Amy Haigh, Sean McKeown, Thomas Quirke, Ruth O'Riordan

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal behavior, free-ranging, ring-tailed lemur, visitor effects, zoo environment

2017

The effects of intrinsic enrichment on captive felids

Authors: Juliana Damasceno, Gelson Genaro, Thomas Quirke, Shannen McCarthy, Sean McKeown, Ruth O'Riordan

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, felids, novelty, olfactory

2017

Investigating the impact of media on demand for wildlife: A case study of Harry Potter and the UK trade in owls

Authors: Diane A. Megias, Sean C. Anderson, Robert J. Smith, Diogo Veríssimo

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: human behavior, media, wildlife trade

2017

Aquarium microbiome response to ninety-percent system water change: Clues to microbiome management

Authors: William Van Bonn, Allen LaPointe, Sean M. Gibbons, Angel Frazier, Jarrad Hampton-Marcell, Jack Gilbert

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquarium life support, aquatic microbes, dysbiosis, fish health, veterinary

2015

Correction to: Effects of Caregiver-Implemented Aggression Reduction Procedure on Problem Behavior of Dogs

Authors: Kristyn Echterling-Savage, Florence D. DiGennaro Reed, L. Keith Miller, Sean Savage

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: aggression, dog training, problem behavior

2015

Effect of bungee-carcass enrichment on behavior and fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in two species of zoo-housed felids

Authors: Amber D. Ruskell, Susan T. Meiers, Sean E. Jenkins, Rachel M. Santymire

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bengal tiger, cortisol, cougar, enrichment, felis concolor, panthera tigris tigris, stereotypy

2015

Effects of Caregiver-Implemented Aggression Reduction Procedure on Problem Behavior of Dogs

Authors: Kristyn Echterling-Savage, Florence D. DiGennaro Reed, L. Keith Miller, Sean Savage

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: aggression, dog training, dogs, problem behavior

2014