Dr Emma Mellor
PhD, MSc, BSc
Current positions
Research Associate
Bristol Veterinary SchoolHonorary Research Associate
Bristol Veterinary School
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Is flight important to the welfare of captive birds?
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Frustration of highly motivated behaviours causes welfare problems, with some evidence this may be true for flight, this being one of the most constrained natural behaviours in captive birds. Using…Managing organisational unit
School of Biological SciencesDates
01/12/2019 to 01/06/2022
Publications
Recent publications
08/03/2023Feeding, mating and animal wellbeing: new insights from phylogenetic comparative methods
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Validating owner-reporting of feather condition of pet Psittaciformes using photographs
Animal Welfare
Validating owner-reporting of feather condition of pet Psittaciformes using photographs
Nature calls
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
An ecological approach to understanding obesity in captive lemurs
International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE)
Thesis
Does natural foraging niche influence captive animal health and welfare?
Supervisors
Award date
29/09/2020
