Longitudinal fecal hormone monitoring of adrenocortical function in zoo housed fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) during institutional transfers and breeding introductions
Publication/Journal: PloS One
Keywords: animal welfare, breeding introductions, captivity, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, fishing cat, transfers, zoo
2020
Evaluation of management in North American zoos to enhance breeding success of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) ex situ population
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, ex situ conservation, ex situ husbandry, felids, reproductive behavior
2019
Applying Behavioral Conditioning to Identify Anticipatory Behaviors
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, human-animal interactions, zoo animals
2017
Behavioral and physiological reactions in dogs to a veterinary examination: Owner-dog interactions improve canine well-being
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: behavior, dogs, human-dog interactions, physiology, veterinary exam, well-being
2017
No Dog Left Behind: A Hedonic Pricing Model for Animal Shelters
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: companion animal traits, hedonic pricing, shelter animal pricing
2017
“Animals First”: Good Communication May Be the Missing Element in Nonhuman Animal Welfare Systems
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, communication
2013
Association between subjective rating and behaviour coding and the role of experience in making video assessments on the personality of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: coding, dog, personality, subjective rating, test battery
2013
Determining the period, phase and anticipatory component of activity and temperature patterns in newborn rabbits that were maintained under a daily nursing schedule and fasting conditions
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: anticipation of nursing, body temperature, circadian rhythms, development, locomotor-activity, time series analysis
2012
Cooperation and competition during dyadic play in domestic dogs, Canis familiaris
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: canis familiaris, cooperative play strategies, domestic dog, self-handicapping and play signalling, social play
2007
Behavioral profiles and stress-induced corticosteroid secretion in male Wistar rats subjected to short and prolonged periods of maternal separation
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: concentric square field, corticosterone, elevated plus maze, emotional reactivity, handling, maternal deprivation, open field, principal component analysis, restraint stress, risk-assessment
2006