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Global Overview of Environmental Enrichment Studies: What Has Been Done and Future Directions (2024)
Journal Article
Bachetti, É. D. S., Viol, L. Y., Viana-Junior, A. B., Young, R. J., & de Azevedo, C. S. (2024). Global Overview of Environmental Enrichment Studies: What Has Been Done and Future Directions. Animals, 14(11), 1613. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14111613

(1) Background: Environmental enrichment (EE) is a management principle aimed at meeting the needs of animals under human care by identifying and providing essential environmental stimuli to contribute to the integrity of their psychological and phys... Read More about Global Overview of Environmental Enrichment Studies: What Has Been Done and Future Directions.

Defining Mechanistic Pathways for Anthropogenic Noise Impact on Avian Species (2024)
Journal Article
Engel, M. S., Young, R. J., Davies, W. J., Waddington, D., & Wood, M. D. (2024). Defining Mechanistic Pathways for Anthropogenic Noise Impact on Avian Species. Current Pollution Reports, 10(2), 247-276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-024-00303-z

Purpose of Review: This review collates and analyses data on noise exposure of birds in relation to avian hearing system performance. It provides new insights into the mechanistic pathways of anthropogenic noise impact on avian species. Recent Findin... Read More about Defining Mechanistic Pathways for Anthropogenic Noise Impact on Avian Species.

The trouble with a cuddle: Families’ experiences of supervising interactions between children in middle childhood and the family dog (2023)
Journal Article
Baatz, A., Bidgood, A., Taylor, G., & Young, R. (in press). The trouble with a cuddle: Families’ experiences of supervising interactions between children in middle childhood and the family dog. Human-Animal Interactions, https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0042

Background: There is growing scientific interest in the benefits for children of interacting with and engaging with domestic dogs. Since the effects of such pairings on the dog are under explored, this study aimed to explore the lived experiences of... Read More about The trouble with a cuddle: Families’ experiences of supervising interactions between children in middle childhood and the family dog.

What do we know about noise impacts on birds? A systematic review focusing on acoustic methodology (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In recent years, several studies have shown how anthropogenic noise impacts wildlife. The methodologies used to quantify noise appear to influence data reliability and subsequent findings. Therefore, it is appropriate to review the robustness of acou... Read More about What do we know about noise impacts on birds? A systematic review focusing on acoustic methodology.

Habitats: Developments in managing the ecological impacts of noise on wildlife habitats for sustainable development (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The Habitats project integrates research in the fields of ecological impacts and environmental noise to facilitate development of management tools and processes needed for sustainable development. This conference paper summarises the content and outc... Read More about Habitats: Developments in managing the ecological impacts of noise on wildlife habitats for sustainable development.

Behavioural effects of noise on Linnaeus's two-toed sloth ( (2023)
Journal Article
de Abreu Rezende, Y. G., Queiroz, M. B., Young, R. J., & da Silva Vasconcellos, A. (in press). Behavioural effects of noise on Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (. Animal Welfare Journal, 32, e40. https://doi.org/10.1017/awf.2023.34

Anthropogenic noise has been related to stress in captive animals; despite this there have been few studies on animal welfare assessment in walk-through zoo enclosures. We aimed to investigate the behavioural effects of noise on a male-female pair of... Read More about Behavioural effects of noise on Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (.

Testing the accuracy of wearable technology to assess sleep behaviour in domestic dogs: a prospective tool for animal welfare assessment in kennels (2023)
Journal Article
Schork, I. G., Manzo, I. A., Oliveira, M. R. B. D., Costa, F. V., Young, R. J., & De Azevedo, C. S. (in press). Testing the accuracy of wearable technology to assess sleep behaviour in domestic dogs: a prospective tool for animal welfare assessment in kennels. Animals, 13(9), 1467. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13091467

Sleep is a physiological process that has been shown to impact both physical and psychological heath of individuals when compromised; hence, it has the potential to be used as an indicator of animal welfare. Nonetheless, evaluating sleep in non-human... Read More about Testing the accuracy of wearable technology to assess sleep behaviour in domestic dogs: a prospective tool for animal welfare assessment in kennels.

Review of the effects of enclosure complexity and design on the behaviour and physiology of zoo animals (2023)
Journal Article
de Azevedo, C. S., Cipreste, C. F., Pizzutto, C. S., & Young, R. J. (2023). Review of the effects of enclosure complexity and design on the behaviour and physiology of zoo animals. Animals, 13(8), 1277. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13081277

The complexity of the habitat refers to its physical geometry, which includes abiotic and biotic elements. Habitat complexity is important because it allows more species to coexist and, consequently, more interactions to be established among them. Th... Read More about Review of the effects of enclosure complexity and design on the behaviour and physiology of zoo animals.

Understanding natural sound sources in urban soundscapes through psychoacoustic and bioacoustic indicators (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Over the recent years, it became more evident in soundscape studies realised in urban parks the importance of natural sound sources as a restorative resource for human health and well-being. This study investigates psychoacoustic and bioacoustics pat... Read More about Understanding natural sound sources in urban soundscapes through psychoacoustic and bioacoustic indicators.

Noise interfere on feeding behaviour but not on food preference of saffron finches (Sicalis flaveola) (2023)
Journal Article
Duarte, R. H. L., de Oliveira Passos, M. F., Beirão, M. V., Midamegbe, A., Young, R. J., & de Azevedo, C. S. (2023). Noise interfere on feeding behaviour but not on food preference of saffron finches (Sicalis flaveola). Behavioural Processes, 206, 104844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2023.104844

Noise pollution exerts negative well-being effects on animals, especially for captive individuals. A decrease in feeding, reproduction, attention, and an increase in stress are examples of negative effects of noise pollution on animals. Noise polluti... Read More about Noise interfere on feeding behaviour but not on food preference of saffron finches (Sicalis flaveola).

Acoustic monitoring of black-tufted marmosets in a tropical forest disturbed by mining noise (2023)
Journal Article
Bittencourt, E., Vasconcellos, A., Sousa-Lima, R., Young, R., & Duarte, M. (2023). Acoustic monitoring of black-tufted marmosets in a tropical forest disturbed by mining noise. Animals, 13(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13030352

Simple Summary: Communication is one way that animals use to obtain and defend resources, escape predators and attract sexual partners. However, this process can be disrupted by anthropogenic noise, which often differs from natural sounds in frequenc... Read More about Acoustic monitoring of black-tufted marmosets in a tropical forest disturbed by mining noise.

Snapshot of the Atlantic Forest canopy: surveying arboreal mammals in a biodiversity hotspot (2022)
Journal Article
Kaizer, M. C., Alvim, T. H., Novaes, C. L., McDevitt, A. D., & Young, R. J. (2022). Snapshot of the Atlantic Forest canopy: surveying arboreal mammals in a biodiversity hotspot. Oryx, 56(6), 825-836. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0030605321001563

The Atlantic Forest of South America supports a rich terrestrial biodiversity but has been reduced to only a small extent of its original forest cover. It hosts a large number of endemic mammalian species but our knowledge of arboreal mammal ecology... Read More about Snapshot of the Atlantic Forest canopy: surveying arboreal mammals in a biodiversity hotspot.

Habitats : managing the ecological impacts of noise on wildlife habitats for sustainable development (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Waddington, D., Wood, M., Davies, W., & Young, R. (2022, August). Habitats : managing the ecological impacts of noise on wildlife habitats for sustainable development. Presented at Internoise 2022, Glasgow, Scotland

The objective of the Habitats project is to integrate research in the fields of ecological impacts and
of environmental noise, developing management tools and processes to enable sustainable
development. Rapid population expansion and economic deve... Read More about Habitats : managing the ecological impacts of noise on wildlife habitats for sustainable development.

Callout analysis in relation to wild birds in a tropical city: implications for urban species management (2022)
Journal Article
Hinchcliffe, D., Young, R., & Teixeira, C. (2022). Callout analysis in relation to wild birds in a tropical city: implications for urban species management. Urban Ecosystems, 25(6), 1643-1652. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-022-01256-1

Urbanisation is changing landscapes at an unprecedented rate, which consequently changes species compositions. We investigate problems faced by urban birds in a neotropical city by analysing the responses made to callouts by the environmental police... Read More about Callout analysis in relation to wild birds in a tropical city: implications for urban species management.

To pet or to enrich? Increasing dogs’ welfare in veterinary clinics/shelters: a pilot study (2022)
Journal Article
Lopes, J., Daud, N., Young, R., & de Azevedo, C. (2022). To pet or to enrich? Increasing dogs’ welfare in veterinary clinics/shelters: a pilot study. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 52, 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2022.05.005

Undesirable and problematic behaviors such as an increase in aggressiveness and attempts to escape are frequently provoked when a pet dog is maintained for long periods in stressful environments such as veterinary clinics or shelters. Environmental e... Read More about To pet or to enrich? Increasing dogs’ welfare in veterinary clinics/shelters: a pilot study.

How environmental conditions affect sleep? An investigation in domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) (2022)
Journal Article
Schork, I., Manzo, I., Beiral De Oliveira, M., Costa, F., Palme, R., Young, R., & de Azevedo, C. (2022). How environmental conditions affect sleep? An investigation in domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris). Behavioural Processes, 199, 104662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2022.104662

Studies with humans and some other animal species have shown that sleep is compromised when the presence of external factors such as light, sound, and temperature surpass normal levels. This study investigated the effects of these environmental condi... Read More about How environmental conditions affect sleep? An investigation in domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris).