Animal welfare research is fascinating, ethical, and useful—but how can it be more rigorous?
Publication/Journal: BMC Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, evidence-based animal care, welfare science
2023
Assessing Negative Welfare Measures for Wild Invertebrates: The Case for Octopuses
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: body patterns, cephalopoda, field study, sentience
2023
Don’t use it? Don’t lose it! Why active use is not required for stimuli, resources or” enrichments” to have welfare value
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, zoo
2023
The Iconic Philippine Coral Reef at Steinhart Aquarium: The Husbandry, Welfare, Behavior, and Veterinary Care Considerations of a Large Multi-Taxa Living Coral Reef System
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, aquatic animal medicine, coral husbandry, coral reefs, public aquariums
2023
Interrupted Lives: Welfare Considerations in Wildlife Rehabilitation
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, birds, clinical wildlife medicine, marine mammals, sea turtles, urban wildlife, wildlife rehabilitation
2023
Mirror, mirror on the wall… How tank material and the presence of “enrichments” affect competition and agonism in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aggression, agonism, environmental enrichment, fish welfare, Zebrafish husbandry
2023
Observations on the use of passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags in teleosts and elasmobranchs at a public aquarium, 728 cases, 2007–2020
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: elasmobranch, fish welfare, PIT tags, teleost
2022
Bottlenose dolphins’(Tursiops Truncatus) Visual and Motor Laterality Depending on Emotional Contexts
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: cetaceans, emotion, laterality, tursiops-truncatus, visual processing, welfare
2021
Can animals develop depression? An overview and assessment of ‘depression-like’states
Publication/Journal: Behaviour
Keywords: animal behavior, animal psychology, depression, welfare
2021
The effects of choice-based design and management on the behavior and space use of zoo-housed amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: carnivore, design, enviornmental choice, space use, tiger
2021