Relationship between resilience and stress: Perceived stress, stressful life events, HPA axis response during a stressful task and hair cortisol
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: hair cortisol, laboratory stressor, life events, perceived stress, resilience, salivary cortisol
2019
Assessing the dyadic social relationships of female african (Loxodonta africana) and asian (Elephas maximus) zoo elephants using proximity, tactile contact, and keeper surveys
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: keeper surveys, proximity, social behavior, social bonds, zoo elephants
2018
Exposing avian embryos to light affects post-hatch anti-predator fear responses
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: avian, embryo, fear, incubation, lateralization, light
2017
Why pace? The influence of social, housing, management, life history, and demographic characteristics on locomotor stereotypy in zoo elephants
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, elephants, epidemiology, stereotypic behavior forms, zoo
2017
Natural incubation patterns and the effects of exposing eggs to light at various times during incubation on post-hatch fear and stress responses in broiler (meat) chickens
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: chicken, fear, incubation, lateralization, light, stress
2014
Astroturf as a dustbathing substrate for laying hens
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: astroturf, dustbathe, furnished cage, hen, sand, welfare
2013
An Epidemiological Approach to Welfare Research in Zoos: The Elephant Welfare Project
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: elephant, epidemiology, husbandry, management, welfare
2013
Size does matter: The effect of enclosure size on aggression and affiliation between female New Zealand White rabbits during mixing
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: aggression, enclosure size, mixing, rabbit
2013
The effects of social training and other factors on adoption success of shelter dogs
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: adoption, dog, overpopulation, shelter, training
2012
Factors affecting nest choice by Pekin ducks
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: domestic duck, nest design, nest site selection
2011