Doing better for understudied species: Evaluation and improvement of a species-general animal welfare assessment tool for zoos
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, aquariums, Taxonomic differences, welfare assessment, zoos
2023
The Impacts of a Commercial Bubble Curtain on Zoo-Housed African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Swimming Behavior
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, penguin, swimming, temperature, zoos
2023
Surviving the Wildlife Trade in Southeast Asia: Reforming the ‘Disposal’of Confiscated Live Animals under CITES
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, cites, conservation, illegal wildlife trade, wildlife confiscations, wildlife disposal
2021
The effects of increasing visitor and noise levels on birds within a free-flight aviary examined through enclosure use and behavior
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: behavioral-responses, enclosure use, free-range enclosure, GIS, mixed species aviary, visitor effects
2020
Behavioral repertoire assessment of Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris) with focus on thermoregulatory behavior
Publication/Journal: International Journal of Biometeorology
Keywords: infrared thermography, microclimatic landscape design, panthera tigris, thermal comfort, thermoregulatory behavior
2019
The association between infrared thermal imagery of core eye temperature, personality, age and housing in cats
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: coping, feline, personality, stress, temperament, thermography, welfare
2017
Animal welfare initiatives improve feather cover of cage-free laying hens in the UK
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, farm assurance, feather loss, hen, industry, policy
2016
Diurnal and Nocturnal Activity Time Budgets of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in a Zoological Park
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: animal management, asian elephant, behavior, elephas maximus, husbandry, thermoregulation, welfare
2016
Hormonal profiles of captive Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: estrogen, fertility, progesterone, rainfall, reproduction, temperature, testosterone
2016
Inconsistency in dairy calves’ responses to tests of fearfulness
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: fearfulness, human-animal relationship, neophobia, reliability, validity, well-being
2016