The Effect of Visitor Number on the Behavior of Zoo-Housed Macropods

Authors: Jessica Meade, Vicky A Melfi, Melanie Keith, Alicia L Burns

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, free-range exhibits, human-animal interaction, macropod, vigilance, visitor effect, zoo

2021

Effects of the presence of zoo visitors on zoo-housed little penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Kerry V Fanson, Simon Eyre, Grahame J Coleman, Sally L Sherwen, Vicky Melfi, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Keywords: Kororā, little penguins, new zealand, visitor effect, visitor presence, visitor–animal interactions, zoos

2021

The Effect of Behind-The-Scenes Encounters and Interactive Presentations on the Welfare of Captive Servals (Leptailurus serval)

Authors: Lydia K Acaralp-Rehnberg, Grahame J Coleman, Michael JL Magrath, Vicky Melfi, Kerry V Fanson, Ian M Bland

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: human-animal interaction, live animal encounter programs, small felids, visitor effects, zoo animal welfare

2020

Effect of Covering a Visitor Viewing Area Window on the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Sally L Sherwen, Grahame J Coleman, Vicky Melfi, Alicia Burns, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: little penguins, visitor behaviour, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, visual contact, zoos

2020

Welfare Implications of Zoo Animal Training

Authors: Vicky A Melfi, Samantha J Ward, Training

Publication/Journal: Zoo Animal Learning and Training

Keywords: animal ethics, animal husbandry training, zoo animal training, zoo animal welfare science, zoo professional

2020

Foraging enrichment alleviates oral repetitive behaviors in captive red-tailed black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii)

Authors: M. L. Fangmeier, A. L. Burns, V. A. Melfi, J. Meade

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive environment, environmental enrichment, oral repetitive behavior, parrot, stereotypic behavior

2019

A Comparison of Zoo Animal Behavior in the Presence of Familiar and Unfamiliar People

Authors: Rosemary Anne Martin, Vicky Melfi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal-human interactions, zoo animals

2016

Is wounding aggression in zoo-housed chimpanzees and ring-tailed lemurs related to zoo visitor numbers?

Authors: Geoff Hosey, Vicky Melfi, Isabel Formella, Samantha J. Ward, Marina Tokarski, Dave Brunger, Sara Brice, Sonya P. Hill

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aggression, animal welfare, captivity, visitor effect

2016

Are we ignoring neutral and negative human–animal relationships in zoos?

Authors: Geoff Hosey, Vicky Melfi

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal attacks, animal welfare, keepers, zoo visitors

2015

Keeper-Animal Interactions: Differences between the Behaviour of Zoo Animals Affect Stockmanship

Authors: S. J. Ward, V. Melfi

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: dairy cows, humans, multidisciplinary sciences, pigs, welfare

2015