Observational approaches to chimpanzee behavior in an African sanctuary: Implications for research, welfare, and capacity-building
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: behavior, capacity building, observations, sanctuaries, welfare
2023
Getting It Straight: Accommodating Rectilinear Behavior in Captive Snakes—A Review of Recommendations and Their Evidence Base
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: body posture, enclosure size, literature review, reptile husbandry, space
2021
Application of a welfare assessment tool (Shelter Quality Protocol) in 64 Italian long-term dogs’ shelters: welfare hazard analysis
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, assessment, domestic dog, hazard analysis, protocol, shelter
2019
Interobserver agreement and sensitivity to climatic conditions in sheltered dogs’ welfare evaluation performed with welfare assessment protocol (Shelter Quality protocol)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare assessment, dog, protocol, reliability, sensitivity, shelter
2019
Spatial considerations for captive snakes
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: captive, enclosure, husbandry, snake, space, stress
2019
Application of Free Choice Profiling to assess the emotional state of dogs housed in shelter environments
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: emotions, free choice profiling, generalised procrustes analysis, qualitative behavioural assessment, shelter dogs, welfare
2017
Effects of captivity on house mice behaviour in a novel environment: Implications for conservation practices
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, captive breeding, captivity, phenotypic plasticity, reintroduction, transgenerational effects
2017
A novel approach to studying enclosure and support usage in siamangs: using a 3D computer model
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: 3d model, behaviour, captive primates, enclosure usage, locomotion, support usage
2017
Testing the effect of dietary carotenoids on larval survival, growth and development in the critically endangered southern corroboree frog
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: amphibian, antioxidant, captive breeding, conservation, diet, nutrition
2017
What role does heritability play in transgenerational phenotypic responses to captivity? Implications for managing captive populations
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captivity, heritability, natural selection, phenotype, transgenerational effects, transgenerational plasticity
2017