Biological and Management-Related Predictors of Reproductive Success in North American Ex Situ Asian Small-Clawed Otters (Aonyx cinereus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: breeding programs, deslorelin, habitat complexity, mate incompatibility, reproductive viability analysis (RVA), reversibility, Suprelorin, zoo
2023
Behavioural patterns in zoo-housed Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) revealed using long-term keeper-collected data: validation of approaches and improved husbandry
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: activity budget, captivity, ethogram, seasonal patterns, visitor effects, weather
2022
Nature calls: intelligence and natural foraging style predict poor welfare in captive parrots
Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences
Keywords: abnormal behavior, animal welfare, captive breeding, parrots, phylogenetic comparative methods, stress
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
Are “visitor effects” overestimated? Behaviour in captive lemurs is mainly driven by co-variation with time and weather
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: activity budget, captivity, lemur catta, time of day, zoo animals
2019
Birds choose long-term partners years before breeding
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: breeding, mating system, monogamy, nesting, pair formation, whooping crane
2017
A protocol for training group-housed rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) to cooperate with husbandry and research procedures using positive reinforcement
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: 3rs, group training, macaque, positive reinforcement training, primates, stationing
2017
Provision of a resource package reduces feather pecking and improves ranging distribution on free-range layer farms
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, enrichment, feather pecking, laying hens, range use, welfare
2017
Validity and reliability of cardiac measures during behavioural tests in pet dogs at home
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: arousal, behaviour, canine, heart rate, physiology, test battery
2017
Assessing walking posture with geometric morphometrics: Effects of rearing environment in pigs
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: methodology, pig, posture analysis, rearing condition, welfare
2016