Behavioral Implications of the Complete Absence of Guests on a Zoo-Housed Gorilla Troop
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: activity budget, gorilla, visitor effects
2021
Effects of Positive Reinforcement Training and Novel Object Exposure on Salivary Cortisol Levels under Consideration of Individual Variation in Captive African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: glucocorticoid response, individuality, physiological stress, zoo elephants
2021
Chimpanzee immigration: Complex social strategies differ between zoo-based and wild animals
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: demonic females, immigration, integration, inter-group, policing, social relationship
2020
Diurnal variation of salivary cortisol in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana) under routine management conditions and in relation to a translocation event
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: baseline, captive management, cortisol secretion, social introduction, stress
2020
Inter-aviary distance and visual access influence conservation breeding outcomes in a territorial, endangered bird
Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation
Keywords: animal husbandry, conservation breeding, enclosure design, endangered birds, Hawaiian crow, social density
2020
Complexities of Using Wild versus Captive Activity Budget Comparisons for Assessing Captive Primate Welfare
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animals, behavior, primates, well-being, zoos
2019
Environmental and physiological determinants of huddling behavior of molting female southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina)
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: aggregation behavior, habitat type, heat loss, meteorological variations, phocids, stomach temperature
2019
A review of Asian and African elephant gastrointestinal anatomy, physiology and pharmacology
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: african elephant, asian elephant, elephas maximus, gastrointestinal, loxodonta africana, nutrition, pathology, pharmacology, physiology
2019
Animal Welfare in Conservation Breeding: Applications and Challenges
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral monitoring, captive breeding, conservation breeding, opportunities to thrive, reintroduction, welfare assessment, zoo
2018
Husbandry protocols for the Band‐tailed pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata albilinea, at the WCS, Bronx Zoo for future conservation management programs
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: band-tailed pigeon, conservation management, patagioenas fascinate
2018