The Benefits of Increased Space and Habitat Complexity for the Welfare of Zoo-Housed King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, aquatic behavior, data-loggers, exhibit design, post-occupancy evaluation, time–depth recorders
2023
The fate and movements of aquarium-released giant trevally Caranx ignobilis inferred from acoustic telemetry
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: acoustic telemetry, aquariums, Carangidae, south africa, uShaka Sea World
2023
A retrospective study on the prevalence of main clinical findings in brown bears (Ursus arctos) rescued from substandard husbandry conditions
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, brown bear, Clinical finding, health, keeping condition, pre-rescue bear origin
2023
A Model for Accurate Determination of Environmental Parameters in Indoor Zoological and Botanical Gardens Supporting Efficient Species Management
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: air temperature, ATMOS14, conductivity, daily light integral, PAR light, relative humidity, soil water content, TEROS12
2022
Preliminary Findings on How Different Management Systems and Social Interactions Influence Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: glucocorticoids, management, reproduction, stress, white rhinoceros
2022
Activity budget of zoo-housed Dolichotis patagonum mates
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: behaviour, conservation, ex-situ management, monogamy, rodent
2021
Behavioural Diversity Study in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Groups and Its Implications for Welfare Assessments
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural diversity, bottlenose dolphin, marine mammals, welfare assessment, welfare indicator
2021
Personality of killer whales (Orcinus orca) is related to welfare and subjective well-being
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cetaceans, killer whales, orcas, personality, subjective well-being, welfare
2021
Dolphin Welfare Assessment under Professional Care:‘Willingness to Participate’, an Indicator Significantly Associated with Six Potential ‘Alerting Factors’
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: dolphins, human-animal interaction, qualitative behavioural assessment, welfare
2020
Multivariate Analyses of the Activity Pattern and Behavior of the Lesser Anteater on Open and Closed Days at Córdoba Zoo, Argentina
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: enclosure use, human-animal interaction, Tamandua tetradactyla, time-activity budget, visitor effect
2020