The ethical assessment of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in wildlife conservation
Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation
Keywords: animal welfare, assisted reproductive technologies (art), biodiversity conservation, conservation ethics, Ethical assessment, research ethics
2024
A Reexamination of the Relationship between Training Practices and Welfare in the Management of Ambassador Animals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: ambassador animal, choice, control, enrichment, institutional support, punishment, reinforcement, staff development, training
2024
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
By Bits and Pieces: The Contributions of Zoos and Aquariums to Science and Society via Biomaterials
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: education, genetics, health, microbiome, physiology, research, students
2023
Effects of Failure on California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Gameplay Strategies and Interest in a Cognitive Task: Implications for Cognitive Enrichment in Pinnipeds
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: *animal cognition, california sea lion, cognitive enrichment, marine mammal welfare, technological enrichment
2023
Environmental Enrichment and Its Effect on the Welfare of Two Asian Elephants in African Safari Wildlife Conservation Park (Puebla, Mexico)
Publication/Journal: Open Journal of Animal Sciences
Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, behavior, environmental enrichment
2023
Environmental Enrichment and Its Effect on the Welfare of Two Asian Elephants in African Safari Wildlife Conservation Park (Puebla, Mexico)
Publication/Journal: Open Journal of Animal Sciences
Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, behavior, environmental enrichment
2023
Exploring the Effect of Age on the Reproductive and Stress Physiology of Octopus bimaculoides Using Dermal Hormones
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: California two-spot octopus, cortisol, estradiol, progesterone, senescence, testosterone
2023
The fate and movements of aquarium-released giant trevally Caranx ignobilis inferred from acoustic telemetry
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: acoustic telemetry, aquariums, Carangidae, south africa, uShaka Sea World
2023
Getting to the Meat of It: The Effects of a Captive Diet upon the Skull Morphology of the Lion and Tiger
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: captivity, conservation, development, linear morphometrics, ontogeny, panthera, phenotypic plasticity, taxonomy, welfare, wild
2023