Impacts of environmental and human disturbances on behaviour of captive kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
Publication/Journal: New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Keywords: apteryx mantelli, disturbance of captive animals, noise, pacing, visitor management
2021
Longitudinal fecal hormone monitoring of adrenocortical function in zoo housed fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) during institutional transfers and breeding introductions
Publication/Journal: PloS One
Keywords: animal welfare, breeding introductions, captivity, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, fishing cat, transfers, zoo
2020
Evaluation of management in North American zoos to enhance breeding success of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) ex situ population
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, ex situ conservation, ex situ husbandry, felids, reproductive behavior
2019
Nutrition and husbandry conditions of Palearctic tortoises (Testudo spp.) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: chelonian, diet, European tortoises, keeping, pyramidal growth syndrome
2019
Welfare considerations: Salivary cortisol concentrations on frequency of therapy dog visits in an outpatient hospital setting: A pilot study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal-assisted therapy, cortisol, therapy dog, welfare
2019
Socialization in pigtailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina)
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: compatibility, environmental enrichment, injury, pigtailed macaques, socialization
2017
Inter-annual patterns of aggression and pair bonding in captive American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive animals, personality, social networks, ucinet, zoo management
2016
Maternal stress and plural breeding with communal care affect development of the endocrine stress response in a wild rodent
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: communal care, cortisol, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, maternal effects, maternal stress, negative feedback, octodon degus, post-natal stress
2015
The stress response and exploratory behaviour in Yucatan minipigs (Sus scrofa): Relations to sex and social rank
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: alpha-amylase, coping styles, cortisol, personality, repeatability, sex differences
2015
Tenure in current captive setting and age predict personality changes in adult pigtailed macaques
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: change, macaca nemestrina, personality, pigtailed macaque, repeatability, stability, temperament
2014