The effect of a new enclosure on the behaviour of a large captive group of lion-tailed macaques Macaca silenus
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: enclosure, enrichment, visitor effect
2021
An Ethical Assessment Tool (ETHAS) to Evaluate the Application of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Mammals’ Conservation: The Case of the Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, assisted reproductive technologies, conservation ethics, ethical review process, ethical risk assessment, ethical self-assessment, northern white rhinoceros
2021
Saliva and Blood Cortisol Measurement in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Methodology, Application, and Limitations
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, blood cortisol, bottlenose dolphin, saliva cortisol, stress measurement, tursiops-truncatus
2021
Measurement of Fecal Testosterone Metabolites in Mice: Replacement of Invasive Techniques
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: androgens, feces, mice, non-invasive, testosterone
2020
Social proximities of developing gorilla males (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in European zoos: the consequences of castration and social composition
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bachelor, castration, gorillas, maturation, social network analysis, welfare
2020
Thermoregulation in Malayan sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) and its consequences for in situ conservation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology
Keywords: climate change, helarctos malayanus, infrared thermography, malayan sun bear, thermoneutral zone, thermoregulation
2020
Don’t poke the bear: using tracking data to quantify behavioural syndromes in elusive wildlife
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: activity sensors, brown bear, gps collar, multivariate mixed model, personality, repeatability
2019
Effects of Fluorescent Lighting Versus Sunlight Exposure on Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Feather Destructive Behavior in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
Keywords: Amazona ventralis, avian, avian vitamin D, feather destructive behavior, Hispaniolan Amazon parrot, UVB light
2019
Feeding Enrichment in a Captive Pack of European Wolves (Canis Lupus Lupus): Assessing the Effects on Welfare and on a Zoo’s Recreational, Educational and Conservational Role
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, conservation, education, visitor, wolf behaviour, zoo
2019
Minimizing the impact of biologging devices: Using computational fluid dynamics for optimizing tag design and positioning
Publication/Journal: Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Keywords: animal welfare, biologging, biotelemetry, computational fluid dynamics, drag, flow simulation, hydrodynamics, tag design
2019