Enrichment and animal age, not biological variables, predict positive welfare indicators in zoo-housed carnivores
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: activity, affective state, behaviour, captive, interaction, Phylogenetic, play
2024
Comparing Predictors and Outcomes of Higher Allostatic Load across Zoo-Housed African Great Apes
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: biomarkers, bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, morbidity, mortality, stress
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 Impact of Visitors on Non-Primate Species in Zoos: A Quantitative Review
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: non-primate species, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare, zoo visitors
2023
The Impacts of Evening Events in Zoos: A Christmas Event at Knowsley Safari
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal behaviour, Christmas lights, evidence-based management, ungulates, zoo animal welfare
2023
Integrating Measures of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Giving-Up Densities to Assess Adrenocortical Activity and Well-Being in Zoo-Housed Three-Banded Armadillos (Tolypeutes matacus)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: environmental modifications, foraging behavior, human managed care, stress physiology
2023
Quality of Life Assessment: The Value of Longitudinal Data in Making the End-of-Life Care Decision for a Macaque (Macaca Silenus/Macaca Nemestrina)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal management, end-of-life decisions, quality of life, singly housed, welfare
2023
The quest to develop automated systems for monitoring animal behavior
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal behavior, Automated monitoring technology, observation, sensors
2023
Responses to Reduced Feeding Frequency in Captive-Born Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus): Implications for Behavioural and Physiological Stress and Gastrointestinal Health
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: captive diet, cheetah, gastrointestinal health, stress, wildlife husbandry
2023
Seasonal patterns of oxidative stress markers in captive Asian elephants in Thailand and relationships to elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus shedding
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords:
2023