Behavioral Assessment of Six Reptile Species during a Temporary Zoo Closure and Reopening
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: COVID-19, reptile welfare, visitor effects, zoo animal behavior
2022
DNA Damage as a Potential Non-Invasive Indicator of Welfare: A Preliminary Study in Zoo-Housed Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine, 8-OHdG, animal welfare indicator, glucocorticoids, grizzly bear, oxidative stress
2021
Evaluation of the Impact of Behavioral Opportunities on Four Zoo-Housed Aardvarks (Orycteropus afer)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, corticosterone, environmental enrichment, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, goal-based enrichment, nocturnal species
2020
Relationships between temperament, feeding behaviour, social interactions, and stress in lambs adapting to a feedlot environment
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cortisol, feeding behaviour, feedlot, growth, lambs, temperament
2016
Variation in glucocorticoid levels in relation to direct and third-party interactions in a social cichlid fish
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: conflict, cooperative breeding, cortisol, neolamprologus pulcher
2015
Does a temperate ungulate that breeds in summer exhibit rut-induced hypophagia? Analysis of time budgets of male takin (Budorcas taxicolor) in Sichuan, China
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: capital breeder, constraints, foraging, hypophagia, rutting, takin, temperateungulate
2012
Neonatal agonism of ER[beta] impairs male reproductive behavior and attractiveness
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: dpn, endocrine disruptor, estrogen, estrogen receptor, genistein, masculinization, partner preference, sex behavior, soy, virility
2011
Relationships between multiple welfare indicators measured in individual chickens across different time periods and environments
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, cluster analysis, laying hen, multi-level modelling, stress, welfare indicator
2011
Where sociality and relatedness diverge: the genetic basis for hierarchical social organization in African elephants
Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Keywords: kin selection, loxodonta africana, population genetics, social behavior, social behaviour
2009
Endocrine and behavioral changes in male African elephants: Linking hormone changes to sexual state and reproductive tactics
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: androgens, elephants, glucocorticoids, musth, reproductive tactics, stress
2008