Koalas showed limited behavioural response and no physiological response to drones
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: Heart rate monitor, physiology, Sensory disturbance, stress response, UAVs
2023
Behavioral Assessment of Six Reptile Species during a Temporary Zoo Closure and Reopening
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: COVID-19, reptile welfare, visitor effects, zoo animal behavior
2022
DNA Damage as a Potential Non-Invasive Indicator of Welfare: A Preliminary Study in Zoo-Housed Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine, 8-OHdG, animal welfare indicator, glucocorticoids, grizzly bear, oxidative stress
2021
Happiness, Welfare, and Personality in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: coping, monkey, psychometrics, temperament, validation
2021
The Effect of Behind-The-Scenes Encounters and Interactive Presentations on the Welfare of Captive Servals (Leptailurus serval)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: human-animal interaction, live animal encounter programs, small felids, visitor effects, zoo animal welfare
2020
Evaluation of the Impact of Behavioral Opportunities on Four Zoo-Housed Aardvarks (Orycteropus afer)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, corticosterone, environmental enrichment, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, goal-based enrichment, nocturnal species
2020
Effects of assembly and operation of an amusement ride on the behaviour of a pair of captive Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: construction, novel attractions, zoo animal welfare
2019
A Framework to Assess the Impact of New Animal Management Technologies on Welfare: A Case Study of Virtual Fencing
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, avoidance learning, cattle, cognition, cognitive activation theory of stress, livestock, sheep, virtual fencing
2018
Aggressive behaviour at regrouping is a poor predictor of chronic aggression in stable social groups
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aggression, cluster analysis, fighting, lesion, pig, social
2017
Happiness is positive welfare in brown capuchins (Sapajus apella)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: capuchin, personality, primate, stereotypy, subjective well-being, welfare
2016