Kristen E. Lukas

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo — United States

Psychology · Social Sciences

27h-index2.0kcitations85works0.32yr avg
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Research Topics

Primate Behavior and Ecology(52), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies(44), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(25), Human-Animal Interaction Studies(23), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior(16)

Publications85 total

Exploring the Effects of Giraffe Skin Disease Limb Lesions on Locomotion
Ecology and Evolution·2025Open Access
Session 23. Oral Presentation for: Stand up, speak out: addressing psychosocial hazards through interactive learning
Australian Energy Producers journal.·2025
Stand up, speak out: addressing psychosocial hazards through interactive learning
Australian Energy Producers journal.·2025
Behavior of Rio Sao Francisco Piranhas in Response to Changes in Space and Density
Zoo Biology·2025Open Access
Using 3D Photogrammetry to Quantify Usable Space in Zoo‐Housed Primate Habitats
American Journal of Primatology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Using an Oral Sugar Test to Biologically Validate the Use of a Commercial Enzyme Immunoassay to Measure Salivary Insulin in Western Lowland Gorillas (<i>Gorilla gorilla gorilla</i>)
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology·2025
Lack of reinforcement is hard to “bear”: Assessing judgment bias in grizzly bears ( <i>Ursus arctos horribilis</i> )
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science·2024· 1 cited
Evaluating the effects of giraffe skin disease and wire snare wounds on the gaits of free-ranging Nubian giraffe
Scientific Reports·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Urinary oxytocin and cortisol concentrations vary by group type in male western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in North American zoos
Primates·2022· 1 cited
Agonistic behavior and feeding competition in the largest piranha species, Pygocentrus piraya, in a zoo
Journal of Ethology·2022· 4 cited
Do zoo animals use off‐exhibit areas to avoid noise? A case study exploring the influence of sound on the behavior, physiology, and space use of two pied tamarins (<i>Saguinus bicolor</i>)
American Journal of Primatology·2022· 11 cited
Can teacher‐centered community‐based conservation programs influence student household sustainable behaviors near a biodiversity hotspot?
Conservation Science and Practice·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Distinguishing mobility and immobility when establishing species‐specific activity budgets: A case study with gorillas (<i>Gorilla berengei berengei</i> and <i>Gorilla gorilla gorilla</i>)
Zoo Biology·2022· 3 cited
About pace: How variations in method and definition affect quantification of pacing in bears
Zoo Biology·2022· 1 cited
Prevalence of regurgitation and reingestion and occurrence of coprophagy in the North American AZA Gorilla (<i>Gorilla gorilla gorilla</i>) population
Zoo Biology·2021· 1 cited
'Bearly' Changing with the Seasons: Bears of Five Species Show Few Behavioral Changes Across Seasons and at Varying Visitor Densities
Animal Behavior and Cognition·2021· 23 citedOpen Access
The Effects of Choice-Based Design and Management on the Behavior and Space Use of Zoo-Housed Amur Tigers (<i>Panthera tigris altaica</i>)
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science·2021· 26 cited
Patterns of wounding in mixed-sex social groups of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Applied Animal Behaviour Science·2021· 10 cited
Teacher training as a means to sustained and multiplicative behavior change: An example using fuel‐efficient stoves
American Journal of Primatology·2020· 8 cited
A partnership to build scientific capacity of Rwanda's future conservationists: The Memoirs Program
American Journal of Primatology·2020· 4 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Patricia M. Dennis(12), Tara S. Stoinski(11), Terry L. Maple(10), Christopher W. Kuhar(9), Stephen R. Ross(8), Mandi W. Schook(8), Austin Leeds(8), Grace Fuller(5), Mark A. Willis(4), Mark A. Willis(4), E Less(4), C.W. Kuhar(3), Mary Ann Raghanti(3), Richard A. Bergl(3), Corinne J. Kendall(3), Jason D. Wark(3), Michael P. Hoff(2), Laura A. Amendolagine(2), Shana R. Lavin(2), G. Wensvoort(2)