Material and food exploration by zoo‐housed animals can inform cognition and enrichment apparatus design
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, cognition, enrichment, zoo
2022
Social structure and habitat design affect the impact of a novel feeding enrichment for alligators
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: alligator, animal welfare, enrichment, zoo
2022
Behaviour change in Amur tigers Panthera tigris altaica after an enclosure move
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: amur tiger, enclosure, environmental enrichment
2021
Bold Frogs or Shy Toads? How Did the COVID-19 Closure of Zoological Organisations Affect Amphibian Activity?
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: amphibian behaviour, amphibian welfare, COVID-19, enclosure usage, evidence-based husbandry, visitor effect
2021
Evaluating the social structure of captive Rothschild’s giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi): Relevance to animal management and animal welfare
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, giraffe, partner preference, social network analysis, zoo population management
2020
Effects of experimental chronic traffic noise exposure on adult and nestling corticosterone levels, and nestling body condition in a free-living bird
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: anthropogenic noise, chronic stress, feeding rate, insect bolus, nestling body condition, tree swallow
2018
Physiological and behavioural evaluation of common anaesthesia practices in the rainbow trout
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: 2-phenoxyethanol, anaesthetic, aversion, cortisol, stress
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
The impact of social context on behaviour and the recovery from welfare challenges in zebrafish, Danio rerio
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: fish welfare, recovery, social enrichment, stress
2017
An investigation of the impact of Melbourne Zoo’s “Seal-the-Loop” donate call-to-action on visitor satisfaction and behavior
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: conservation, donate, marine debris, marine wildlife entanglement, zoo
2017