Positive Reinforcement Training for Blood Collection in Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) Results in Undetectable Elevations in Serum Cortisol Levels: A Preliminary Investigation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: grizzly bear, positive reinforcement training, serum cortisol, voluntary blood draw
2016
Nutrition and health in amphibian husbandry
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: aquarium, disease, ex situ, husbandry, life stage, nutrition, pathology, population, research, vitamin, water, zoo
2014
Calorie restricted rats do not increase metabolic rate post-LPS, but do seek out warmer ambient temperatures to behaviourally induce a fever
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: body temperature, calorie restriction, fever, lipopolysaccharide, metabolic rate, thermoregulation
2012
Association patterns of African elephants in all-male groups: the role of age and genetic relatedness
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: amboseli, association, bachelor, conservation, eigenvector centrality, elephant, kin selection, male, relatedness, sparring
2011
Preference and demand for exercise in stabled horses
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: exercise, horse, operant conditioning, treadmill, two choice preference, welfare
2011
Mind and Movement: Meeting the well being of elephants
Publication/Journal: An Elephant In The Room: The Science and Well-Being of Elephants in Captivity
Keywords: animal welfare, conservation, elephants
2009
Adverse impact of industrial animal agriculture on the health and welfare of farmed animals
Publication/Journal: Integrative Zoology
Keywords: animal welfare, intensive animal husbandry, selective breeding, stereotypic behavior, stereotypic behaviour
2006
Animals, ethics, and trade: the challenge of animal sentience
Publication/Journal:
Keywords: animal welfare moral and ethical aspects congresses, consciousness in animals congresses, perception in animals congresses
2006
Female age-specific reproductive rates, birth seasonality, and infant mortality of ring-tailed Lemurs on St. Catherines Island: 17-year reproductive history of a free-ranging colony
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: catherines island, fecundity, female reproductive success, infants, lemur catta, provisioning, reproduction, st
2005
Applications for methods of on-farm welfare assessment
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: advisory, animal welfare, applications, certification, legislation, welfare assessment
2003