Discrimination of Acoustic Stimuli and Maintenance of Graded Alarm Call Structure in Captive Meerkats
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: acoustic features, alarm calls, animal welfare, bioacoustics, fuzzy clustering, graded structure, LASSO algorithm, meerkats, natural behavior, playback experiment, suricates, vocalization, zoo
2021
Localize Animal Sound Events Reliably (LASER): A New Software for Sound Localization in Zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: acoustic multilateration, animal detection, animal sounds, animal welfare, behavioral research, bioacoustics, non-invasive, sound localization, TDOA, vocalization
2021
Thermoregulation in Malayan sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) and its consequences for in situ conservation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology
Keywords: climate change, helarctos malayanus, infrared thermography, malayan sun bear, thermoneutral zone, thermoregulation
2020
Does Enrichment Improve Well Being in Animals under Human Care? A Case Study of Two Harbor Seals (Phoca Vitulina)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: enrichment, human-animal interactions, seals, welfare
2019
Does Enrichment Improve Well Being in Animals under Human Care? A Case Study of Two Harbor Seals (Phoca Vitulina)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: enrichment, human-animal interactions, seals, welfare
2019
Equine behavioral enrichment toys as tools for non-invasive recovery of viral and host DNA
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: environmental DNA, equine herpesvirus, genotyping, non-invasive sampling, zebra
2017
Dairy calves’ preference for rearing substrate
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, calves, housing, preference, substrate, welfare
2015
Influence of testosterone on the docility of German Simmental and Charolais heifers during behavior tests
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: aggression, beef cattle, behavior tests, biomarker, docility, temperament, testosterone
2015
Implementing unpredictability in feeding enrichment for Malayan sun bears (Helarctos malayanus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: appetitive behavior, environmental enrichment, husbandry, optimal foraging theory, ursids
2014
Effects of Phenotypic Characteristics on the Length of Stay of Dogs at Two No Kill Animal Shelters
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal shelter, dogs, length of stay, no kill shelter
2013