Does Handling for Public Talks in Zoos Affect the Behaviour of Captive Mexican Red-Kneed Spiders Brachypelma hamorii?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: activity, enclosure use, handling, invertebrate, spiders, welfare
2022
Reference intervals and values for fecal cortisol, aldosterone, and the ratio of cortisol to dehydroepiandrosterone metabolites in four species of cetaceans
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: aldosterone, animal welfare, beluga whales, cortisol, dolphins, hormone bioassays, hormones, metabolites
2021
Physiological and behavioural evaluation of common anaesthesia practices in the rainbow trout
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: 2-phenoxyethanol, anaesthetic, aversion, cortisol, stress
2018
Intrinsic factors, adrenal gland morphology, and disease burden in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in South Africa
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: adrenal gland, captive management, cheetah, disease, gastritis, stress
2017
Behavioural, brain and cardiac responses to hypobaric hypoxia in broiler chickens
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour, electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram, hypobaric hypoxia, low atmosphere pressure stunning
2016
Does environmental enrichment promote recovery from stress in rainbow trout?
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: environmental enrichment, fish welfare, intraspecific variation, oncorhynchus-mykiss, recovery, stress
2016
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
Detection of pathogenic Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis using water filtration, animal and bait testing
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: amphibians, batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, chytridiomycosis, keratin, molecular beacon realtime pcr, water testing
2014
Chemosensory discrimination of social cues mediates space use in snakes, Cryptophis nigrescens (Elapidae)
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: chemical communication, cryptophis nigrescens, male contest competition, reptile, retreat site selection, sexual selection, small-eyed snake, social behaviour
2013
Fitness consequences of sibling egg cannibalism by neonates of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: cannibalism, colorado potato beetle, fitness benefit, inclusive fitness, kin selection, leptinotarsa decemlineata
2013