Investigating the Behavior and Personality Structure of the Aldabra Tortoise during Human Interactions and Training Events
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: Aldabrachelys giganea, animal personality, chelonia mydas, geochelone gigantea, human-animal interaction
2022
Effects of scent enrichment on behavioral and physiological indicators of stress in zoo primates
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: fecal cortisol, olfactory enrichment, primates, stress, zoo welfare
2021
Effects of scent enrichment on behavioral and physiological indicators of stress in zoo primates
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: essential oils, fecal cortisol, social interactions, stereotypic behaviors
2021
Principal Component Analysis as a Novel Method for the Assessment of the Enclosure Use Patterns of Captive Livingstone’s Fruit Bats (Pteropus livingstonii)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: critically endangered, enclosure design, fruit bats, principal component analysis, Spread of participation index, zoo management
2021
URINARY CORTICOSTERONE CONCENTRATIONS IN FREE-RANGING AND MANAGED CANE TOADS (RHINELLA MARINA)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Keywords: amphibians, cane toad, urinary corticosterone, welfare
2021
Using individual-specific conditioning to reduce stereotypic behaviours: A study on smooth dogfish Mustelus canis in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal welfare, elasmobranchs
2021
Aquarium Tank Design Is Integral to the Elimination of Mantle Abrasion in the Captive Curled Octopus (Eledone cirrhosa): A Case Study at Macduff Marine Aquarium
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
2020
Impacts of dietary modifications on the behaviour of captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: behavior, captivity, coprophagy, diet, gorilla
2020
Social Experience of Captive Livingstone’s Fruit Bats (Pteropus livingstonii)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, binomial mixture modelling, captive welfare, dominance, evidence based, Livingstone's fruit bat, network assortment, social network analysis, social roles
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