Development and assessment of a stair ascension challenge as a measure of aging and physical function in nonhuman primates
Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol
Keywords: *Frailty, African green monkey, aging, animals, mobility, nonhuman primates, primates
2024
Effects of Seasonality and Pregnancy on Hair Loss and Regrowth in Rhesus Macaques
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: alopecia, anagen, hair regrowth, macaca-mulatta, macaque, pregnancy, telogen
2024
Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity
Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Keywords: adult mortality, first-year mortality, life expectancy, lifespan equality, population welfare
2023
Fecal glucocorticoid analysis as a health monitoring tool for endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus)
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: african penguin, breeding, corticosterone, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, molt, noninvasive
2022
Zoo visitors affect sleep, displacement activities, and affiliative and aggressive behaviors in captive ebony langurs (Trachypithecus auratus)
Publication/Journal: acta ethologica
Keywords: behavior, captivity, displacement, langurs, primates, sleep, visitor studies
2020
Evaluation of a pressure sensitive walkway for objective gait analysis in normal and arthritic domestic ducks (Cairina moschata domestica)
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: analgesia, carprofen, encapsulated butorphanol tartate, footpad dermatitis, force platform, hydrochloride, lameness, pain, parrots amazona-vertralis
2019
Effects of experimental chronic traffic noise exposure on adult and nestling corticosterone levels, and nestling body condition in a free-living bird
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: anthropogenic noise, chronic stress, feeding rate, insect bolus, nestling body condition, tree swallow
2018
Experimental anthropogenic noise impacts avian parental behaviour, nestling growth and nestling oxidative stress
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: breeding period, feeding rate, nestling physiology, traffic noise, tree swallow, vigilance
2018
Characteristics of ex-racing greyhounds in New Zealand and their impact on re-homing
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: age, animal welfare, dog, greyhound racing, re-homing, temperament test
2017
Drivers and consequences of variation in individual social connectivity
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: diet quality, grant's gazelle, group living, parasite infection, social connectivity, social network analysis
2017