Quantifying animals’ perception of environmental predictability using anticipatory behavior
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biol
Keywords: appetitive behavior, pinniped, predictability, reliable cue, sea lion
2023
Preference and Motivation Tests for Body Tactile Stimulation in Fish
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: aggressive behavior, choice, motivation, social stress, welfare
2021
Assessing and Enhancing the Welfare of Animals with Equivocal and Reliable Cues
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: *cognitive bias, affective state, agency, anticipatory behavior, appetitive behavior, human-animal relationship, judgement bias
2019
Diel and infradian (7-day) activity rhythms in Mexican spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) kept with and without visitor contact
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: activity pattern, circadian rhythm, circaseptan rhythm, masking effect, zoo visitor effect
2018
Visitor effect on the behavior of a group of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) maintained at an island in Lake Catemaco, Veracruz/Mexico
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: actimetry, activity response, behavioral changes, captivity
2017
Zoo Foraging Ecology: Preference and Welfare Assessment of Two Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) at the Brookfield Zoo
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral enrichment, giving-up density, okapi, repetitive behavior
2017
Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional wellbeing
Publication/Journal: Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
Keywords: cats, puzzle feeder
2016
Managing the Cayo Santiago rhesus macaque population: The role of density
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: culling, density-dependence, macaca-mulatta, population viability
2016
Zoo Visitors’ Affective Responses to Observing Animal Behaviors
Publication/Journal: Visitor Studies
Keywords: environmental enrichment, experiences, hospitality, leisure, personality, sport & tourism
2016
Are Emotionally Attached Companion Animal Caregivers Conscientious and Neurotic? Factors That Affect the Human–Companion Animal Relationship
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: attachment, companion animals, human–animal bond, personality, pets
2014