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
The influence of feeding routines on the behavior of zoo-housed Sulawesi crested black macaques (Macaca nigra)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: behavioral-response, feeding, Sulawesi crested black macaques, welfare
2023
Integrating Measures of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Giving-Up Densities to Assess Adrenocortical Activity and Well-Being in Zoo-Housed Three-Banded Armadillos (Tolypeutes matacus)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: environmental modifications, foraging behavior, human managed care, stress physiology
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
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
Complexities of Using Wild versus Captive Activity Budget Comparisons for Assessing Captive Primate Welfare
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animals, behavior, primates, well-being, zoos
2019
Deconstructing compassionate conservation
Publication/Journal: Conservation Biology
Keywords: animal rights, animal welfare, effective conservation, evidence-based conservation, invasive species, invasives, lethal control, translocation
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
Hormonal profiles of captive Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: estrogen, fertility, progesterone, rainfall, reproduction, temperature, testosterone
2016