Contrasting results from molecular and pedigree-based population diversity measures in captive zebra highlight challenges facing genetic management of zoo populations
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive breeding, genetic diversity, molecular genetic analysis, pedigree analysis
2017
Retrospective analysis of elective health examinations as preventative medicine interventions at a zoological collection
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: diagnostics, veterinary medicine, zoo animals
2017
Stress response of farmed European abalone reveals rapid domestication process in absence of intentional selection
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: abalone aquaculture, behavioural adaptation, domestication syndrome, farm stressors, immune response, responses to stress
2017
Do fences create an edge-effect on the movement patterns of a highly mobile mega-herbivore?
Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation
Keywords: african elephant, barriers, ecosystem engineer, habitat selection, loxodonta africana, movement metrics
2010
Respiratory pattern in awake rats: Effects of motor activity and of alerting stimuli
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: arousal, motor activity, respiratory rate
2010
Temporal partitioning of activity in large African carnivores: tests of multiple hypotheses
Publication/Journal: South African Journal of Wildlife Research
Keywords: competition avoidance, interference competition, niche segregation, optimality theory, predator avoidance, temporal refuge
2009
Variation in digestive efficiency of captive North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) on various diets
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: calorie, digestive efficiency, energetics, energy absorption, intestinal passage rate, nutrition
2007
African elephant home range and habitat selection in Pongola Game Reserve, South Africa
Publication/Journal: African Zoology
Keywords: elephant, habitat selection, range use, seasonal range
2006
Testing alternative captive breeding strategies with the subsequent release into the wild
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: artificial selection, environmental stress, inbreeding depression, maximum avoidance of inbreeding, purge
2005
Towards a baseline assessment of organic pig welfare
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, organic production, pig
2003