A Comparative Multi-Zoo Survey Investigating the Housing and Husbandry of Callimico goeldii
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: callitrichid, captive management, enclosure complexity, goeldi's monkey, welfare
2024
Behavioral characterization of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): defining progressive stages of male sexual behavior in in-situ and ex-situ populations
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: elephant, musth, reproduction, sri lanka, temporal gland secretions, zoo
2022
Overlooked and Under-Studied: A Review of Evidence-Based Enrichment in Varanidae
Physical and behavioral indicators associated with hormonal changes during musth in zoo-housed and free-ranging Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
Publication/Journal: Theriogenology Wild
Keywords: androgens, conservation, glucocorticoids, temporal gland secretion, thyroid hormones, urine dribbling
2022
Age‐based variation in calf independence, social behavior and play in a captive population of African elephant calves
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: african elephant, age, behavioral development, cross-sectional, early social behavior, play
2021
Age‐based variation in calf independence, social behavior and play in a captive population of African elephant calves
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, interaction, ontogeny, sociality
2021
Behavioral and Physical Development of Captive–Born Eastern Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) Calves
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: black rhinoceros, neotnatal development, nursing duration, proximity, time-budget
2021
Evaluating the Effect of Visitor Presence on Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) Behavior
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, crocodilian, visitor effect, zoo
2021
Should zoo foods be chopped: macaws for consideration
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: Ara ararauna, avian, evidence-based husbandry, food presentation, keeper time, parrot
2021
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