Aquarium Visitors Catch Some Rays: Rays Are More Active in the Presence of More Visitors
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: aquarium, elasmobranch, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare
2023
Ethics and Invertebrates: The Problem Is Us
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal ethics, animal welfare, invertebrates
2023
Exploring the behaviors and social preferences of a large, multigenerational herd of zoo-housed southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: ceratotherium, social behavior, welfare, zoo animal
2023
Integrating Measures of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Giving-Up Densities to Assess Adrenocortical Activity and Well-Being in Zoo-Housed Three-Banded Armadillos (Tolypeutes matacus)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: environmental modifications, foraging behavior, human managed care, stress physiology
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
A food for all seasons: Stability of food preferences in gorillas across testing methods and seasons
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: *food preferences, gorilla, paired-choice, stability, touchscreen, validation, zoo
2022
Immune and stress physiology of two captively‐housed tortoise species
Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Integrative Physiology
Keywords: immunology, stress, tortoise
2022
Thermal Imaging to Assess the Health Status in Wildlife Animals under Human Care: Limitations and Perspectives
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: infrared thermography, pain, thermal status, thermal window
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
Silence is Golden: Auditory Preferences in Zoo-housed Gorillas
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: choice, enrichment, gorilla, sound
2021