The Benefits of Increased Space and Habitat Complexity for the Welfare of Zoo-Housed King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, aquatic behavior, data-loggers, exhibit design, post-occupancy evaluation, time–depth recorders
2023
The Effects of Oral Lavender Therapy on Wounding in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: chimpanzees, conflict, lavender, nonhuman primates, wounding
2023
Surgical placement of implantable cardiac loop recorders in great apes
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: great apes, loop recorders, surgery
2023
DNA Damage as a Potential Non-Invasive Indicator of Welfare: A Preliminary Study in Zoo-Housed Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine, 8-OHdG, animal welfare indicator, glucocorticoids, grizzly bear, oxidative stress
2021
Evaluation of the Impact of Behavioral Opportunities on Four Zoo-Housed Aardvarks (Orycteropus afer)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, corticosterone, environmental enrichment, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, goal-based enrichment, nocturnal species
2020
Case Studies of the Impacts of Cataract Surgery on Crested Penguin Welfare
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, geriatric, macaroni penguin, phacoemulsifcation, rockhopper penguin
2019
Deconstructing compassionate conservation
Publication/Journal: Conservation Biology
Keywords: animal rights, animal welfare, effective conservation, evidence-based conservation, invasive species, invasives, lethal control, translocation
2019
Exploratory Investigation of Infrared Thermography for Measuring Gorilla Emotional Responses to Interactions with Familiar Humans
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, cognitive task, cortisol, emotion, gorilla, human-animal interactions, infrared thermography, oxytocin, positive reinforcement training
2019
Personality in Zoo-Hatched Blanding’s Turtles Affects Behavior and Survival After Reintroduction Into the Wild
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Psychology
Keywords: animal welfare, Blanding's turtle, conservation, personality, reintroduction, zoo
2019
Validation and welfare assessment of flipper-mounted time-depth recorders for monitoring penguins in zoos and aquariums
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bio-logging, data-loggers, gentoo penguin, king penguin, macaroni penguin, rockhopper penguin
2019