Publications

Publications about Animal Welfare

Wark, J.D. & Cronin, K.A. (2024). The behaivor patterns of giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) housed across 18 US zoos. PeerJ. 12, e18164. link to open access article

Angley, L., Vale, G. & Cronin, K.A. (2024). The impact of care on chimpanzee welfare: A comprehensive review. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 275, 106272. link to open-access article

O’Brien, S.L., Koenig, S. & Cronin, K.A.. (2024) Moving toward evidence-based care: Measuring preferences in zoo-housed aquatic turtles using 24-hour remote monitoring. Zoo Biology, 43(5), 491-498. link to article

Wierzal, N.K., Keeley, L., Fidino, M. & Cronin, K.A. (2024). Can you dig it? The impact of a movable substrate “dig pit” on naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) behavior and welfare. Zoo Biology, 43(5) 470-480. link to article

Freund, C.A., Cronin, K.A., Huang, M., Robinson, N.J., Yoo, B. & DiGiorgio, A. L. (2024). Effects of captions on viewers’ perceptions of images depicting human‐primate interaction. Conservation Biology, 38(3), E14199. link to open-access article

O’Brien, S.L. & Cronin, K.A. (2023). The impacts of a commercial bubble curtain on zoo-housed African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) swimming behavior. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 4(3), 567-577. link to open-access article

Englund, M.D. & Cronin, K.A. (2023). Choice, control, and animal welfare: definitions and essential inquiries to advance animal welfare science. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10. link to open-access article

O’Brien, S.L. & Cronin, K.A. (2023). Doing better for understudied species: Evaluation and improvement of a species-general animal welfare assessment tool for zoos. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 264. link to open-access article

Alba, A.C., Ferrie, G.M., Schook, M.W., Leahy, M., & Cronin, K.A. (2023). Gender and age, but not visual context, impact wildlife attitudes and perceptions of animals in zoos. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens. 4: 118-133. link to open-access article

Cairo-Evans, A., Wierzal, N.K., Wark, J.D., & Cronin, K.A. (2022). Do zoo-housed primates retreat from crowds? A simple study of five primate species. American Journal of Primatology. 84(10): e23386 link to open-access article

Cronin, K.A., Leahy, M., Ross, S.R., Schook, M. W., Ferrie, G., & Alba, A. (2022). Younger generations are more interested than older generations in having non-domesticated animals as pets. PLOS One. 17(1): e0262208. link to open-access article

Ramont, M., Leahy, M., & Cronin, K.A. (2021). The welfare of domestic goats (Capra hircus) in a zoo-based animal-visitor interaction program. Animal Behavior and Cognition. 8(4), 493-506. link to open-access artic le

Doelling, C. R., Cronin, K. A., Ross, S. R., & Hopper, L. M. (2021). The relationship between personality, season, and wounding receipt in zoo‐housed Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata): A multi‐institutional study. American Journal of Primatology, e23332. link to article

Cronin, K.A. (2021). Working to supply the demand: Recent advances in the science of zoo animal welfare. (Editorial). Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens. 3: 349-350. link to open-access article

Wark, J.D., Wierzal, N.K., & Cronin, K.A. (2021). Gaps in live inter-observer reliability testing of animal behavior: A retrospective analysis and path forward. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens. 2: 207-221. link to open-access article

Woody, S.M., Santymire, R.M., & Cronin K.A. (2021). Posture as a non-invasive indicator of arousal in American toads (Anaxyrus americanus). Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens. 2: 1-9. link to open-access article

Ramont, M., Leahy, M., & Cronin, K.A. (2021). Domestic animal welfare at the zoo: The impact of an animal visitor interaction program on chickens. Animal Behavior and Cognition. 8: 667-680. link to open-access article

Cronin, K.A. & Ross, S.R. (2020). When is “natural” better? The welfare implications of limiting reproduction in captive chimpanzees. In L.M. Hopper & S.R. Ross (Eds.), Chimpanzees in Context. (pp. 509-523). University of Chicago Press.

Binding, S., Farmer, H., Krusin, L., & Cronin, K.A. (2020). The status of welfare research in zoos and aquariums: Where are we, where to next? Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 8(3): 166-174. link to open-access article

Wark, J.D., Wierzal, N.K., & Cronin, K.A. (2020). Mapping shade availability and use in zoo environments: A tool for evaluating thermal comfort. Animals, 10: 1189. link to open-access article

Cronin, K.A., Martens, A., Ness, T., Leahy, M., & Ross, S.R. (2020). Sex and season predict wounds in zoo-housed Japanese macaques (Macaca mulatta): A multi-institutional study. Zoo Biology, 39: 147-155.

Woods, J.M., Ross, S.R.. & Cronin, K.A. (2019). The social rank of zoo-housed Japanese macaques is a predictor of visitor-directed aggression. Animals, 9: 316-325. link to open-access article

Saiyed, S.T., Hopper, L.M. & Cronin, K.A. (2019). Evaluating the behavior and temperament of African penguins in a non-contact animal encounter program. Animals, 9: 326-339. link to open-access article

Wark, J.D., Cronin, K.A., Niemann, T., Kao, A., Shender, M.A., Horrigan, A. & Ross, M.R. (2019). Monitoring the behavior and habitat use of animals to enhance welfare using the ZooMonitor app. Animal Behavior & Cognition, 6: 158-168. link to open-access article

Cronin, K.A. & Ross, S.R. (2019). Technical contribution: A cautionary note on the use of behavioural diversity (H-Index) in animal welfare science. Animal Welfare, 28: 157-164.

Jacobson, S., Kwiatt, A., Ross, S.R. & Cronin, K.A. (2019). The effects of cognitive testing on the welfare of zoo-housed Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 212: 90-97.

Hopper, L.M., Cronin, K.A. & Ross, S.R. (2018). A multi-institutional assessment of a short-form personality questionnaire for use with macaques. Zoo Biology, 37: 281-289.

Cronin, K.A., Bethell, E.J., Jacobson, S.L., Egelkamp, C., Hopper, L.M., & Ross, S.R. (2018). Evaluating mood changes in response to anthropogenic noise with a response-slowing task in three species of zoo-housed primates. Animal Behavior and Cognition, 5: 209-221. link to open-access article

Cronin K.A., Jacobson S.L., Bonnie K.E., & Hopper L.M. (2017) Studying primate cognition in a social setting to improve validity and welfare: a literature review highlighting successful approaches. PeerJ 5:e3649. link to open-access article

Cronin, K.A., West, V. & Ross, S.R. (2016). The relationship between welfare and rearing young in captive chimpanzees. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 181: 166-172.

Keller, K.L., Fritz, R.S., Zoubek, C.M., Kennedy, E.H., Cronin, K.A., Rothwell, E.S., & Serfass, T.L. (2014). Effects of transport on fecal glucocorticoid levels in captive-bred cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, 88: 84-88.

Cronin, K.A., Mitchell, M.A., Lonsdorf, E.V. & Thompson, S.D. (2006). One year later: An evaluation of PMC-recommended births and transfers. Zoo Biology, 25: 267-277.

Publications about Primate Behavior & Cognition

Angley, L., Vale, G. & Cronin, K.A. (2024). The impact of care on chimpanzee welfare: A comprehensive review. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 275, 106272. link to open-access article

Escribano, D., Doldán-Martelli, V., Cronin, K. A., Haun, D. B., van Leeuwen, E. J., Cuesta, J. A., & Sánchez, A. (2022). Chimpanzees organize their social relationships like humans. Scientific Reports. 12, 16641. link to open-access article

de Troy, S.E., van Leeuwen, E.J.C., Ross, C.T., Cronin, K.A., & Haun, D.B.M. (2021). Cofeeding tolerance in chimpanzees depends on group composition: A longitudinal study across four communities. iScience. 24, 102175. link to open-access article

Cronin, K.A. & Hopper, L.M. (2020). Do monkeys care what’s fair? Frontiers for Young Minds. 8: 550299. link to open-access article

Fiore, A., Cronin, K.A., Ross, S.R., & Hopper, L.M. (2020). Food cleaning by Japanese macaques: Innate, innovative, or cultural? Folia Primatologica. 91 (4): 433-444.

Egelkamp, C.L., Jacobson, S.L., Wagner, K.E., Cronin, K.A., Ross, S.R. & Hopper, L.M. (2019). A comparison of sequential learning errors made by apes and monkeys reveals individual but not species differences in learning and memory. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 32. link to open-access article

van Leeuwen, E.J.C., Cronin, K.A., & Haun, D.B.M. (2019). Reply to Farine & Aplin: Chimpanzees choose their association and interaction partners. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116: 16676-16677.

Hopper, L.M., Cronin, K.A. & Ross, S.R. (2018). A multi-institutional assessment of a short-form personality questionnaire for use with macaques. Zoo Biology, 37: 281-289.

van Leeuwen, E.J.C., Cronin, K.A., & Haun, D.B.M. (2018). Population-specific social dynamics in chimpanzees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115: 11393-11400.

Hopper, L.M. & Cronin, K.A. (2018). What did you get? What social learning, collaboration, prosocial behavior and inequity aversion tell us about primate social cognition. In L.D. Di Paolo, F. Di Vincenzo & A. F. d’Almeida (Eds.), Evolution of Primate Social Cognition. (pp. 13-26). Springer.

Antonioni, A., Pereda, M., Cronin, K.A., Tomassini, M., & Sanchez, A.S. (2018). Collaborative hierarchy maintains cooperation in asymmetric games. Scientific Reports, 8: 5375. link to open-access article

van Leeuwen, E.J.C., Mundry, R., Cronin, K.A., Bodamer, M. & Haun, D.B.M. (2017). Chimpanzee culture extends beyond matrilineal family units. Current Biology, 27: R588-R590.

van Leeuwen, E.J.C., Cronin, K.A. & Haun, D.B.M. (2017). Tool use for corpse cleaning in chimpanzees. Scientific Reports, 7: 44091.

Cronin, K.A. (2017). Comparative studies of cooperation: Collaboration and prosocial behavior in animals. In J. Call, G.B. Burghardt, I. Pepperberg, C.T. Snowdon, & T. Zental (Eds.), APA Handbook of Comparative Psychology. (pp. 915-929). American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Cronin, K.A. & Hopper, L.M. (2017). A comparative perspective on helping and fairness. In J. Sommerville & J. Decety (Eds.), Frontiers in Developmental Science Series: Social Cognition. (pp. 26-45). Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, London.

Cronin, K.A., West, V. & Ross, S.R. (2016). The relationship between welfare and rearing young in captive chimpanzees. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 181: 166-172.

van Leeuwen, E.J.C., Mulenga, I.C., Bodamer, M. & Cronin, K.A. (2016). Chimpanzees’ responses to the dead body of a nine-year old group member. American Journal of Primatology. 78: 914-922.

Cronin, K.A. (2016). Unnatural paradigm calls into question whether macaques’ social decisions represent empathy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113: E1331.

Cronin, K.A., Acheson, D. J., Hernandez, P., & Sanchez A. (2015). Hierarchy is detrimental for human cooperation. Scientific Reports, 5: 18634. link to open-access article

Cronin, K.A., De Groot, E., & Stevens, J.M.G. (2015). Bonobos show limited social tolerance in a group setting: A comparison with chimpanzees and a test of the Relational Model. Folia Primatologica, 86: 164-177.

Cronin, K.A., van Leeuwen, E.J.C., Vreeman, V. & Haun, D.B.M. (2014). Population-level variability in the social climates of four chimpanzee societies. Evolution and Human Behavior. 35: 389-396.

Cronin, K.A., Pieper, B.P., van Leeuwen, J.C., Mundry, R. & Haun, D.B.M. (2014). Problem solving in the presence of others: How rank and relationship quality impact resource acquisition in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). PLOS One. 9: e93204. link to open-access article

van Leeuwen, E.J.C., Cronin, K.A., Schuette, S., Call, J. & Haun, D.B.M. (2013). Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) flexibly adjust their behavior in order to maximize payoffs, not to conform to majorities. PLOS One. 8: e80945. link to open-access article

Nettle, D., Cronin, K. A., & Bateson, M. (2013). Responses of chimpanzees to cues of conspecific observation. Animal Behaviour. 86: 595-602.

Cronin, K. A. (2013) Review of Chimpanzees of the Lakeshore: Natural History and Culture at Mahale, by Toshisada Nishida, Cambridge University Press. Animal Behaviour, 85: 685-686.

Cronin, K.A. (2012). Prosocial behaviour in animals: the influence of social relationships, communication and rewards. Animal Behaviour. 84: 1085-1093.

van Leeuwen, E.J.C., Cronin, K.A., Haun, D.B.M., Mundry, R. & Bodamer, M.D. (2012). Neighbouring chimpanzee communities show different preferences in social grooming behavior. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 279: 4362-4367.

Cronin, K.A. & Sanchez, A. (2012). Social dynamics and cooperation: The case of nonhuman primates and its implications for human behavior. Advances in Complex Systems, 15: 1250066.

Cronin, K.A., van Leeuwen, J.C., Mulenga, I.C. & Bodamer, M.D. (2011). Behavioral response of a chimpanzee mother toward her dead infant. American Journal of Primatology, 73: 415-421.

Cronin, K.A., Schroeder, K.K.S. & Snowdon, C.T. (2010). Prosocial behaviour emerges independent of reciprocity in cottontop tamarins. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 277: 3845-3851.

Snowdon, C.T., Pieper, B.A., Boe, C.Y., Cronin, K.A., Kurian, A.V. & Ziegler, T.E. (2010). Within-species variation in oxytocin is related to variation in affiliative behavior. Hormones and Behavior, 58: 614-618.

Cronin, K.A., Schroeder, K.K.E., Rothwell, E.S., Silk, J.B. & Snowdon, C.T. (2009). Cooperatively breeding cottontop tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) do not donate rewards to their long-term mates. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 123: 231-241.

Snowdon, C.T. & Cronin, K.A. (2009). Comparative cognition and neuroscience. In G. Berntson & J. Cacioppo (Eds.), Handbook of Neuroscience for the Behavioral Sciences. (pp. 32-55). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Cronin, K.A. & Snowdon, C.T. (2008). The effects of unequal reward distributions on cooperative problem solving by cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). Animal Behaviour, 75: 245-257.

Snowdon, C.T. & Cronin, K.A. (2007). Cooperative breeders do cooperate. Behavioural Processes, 76: 138-141.

Cronin, K.A., Kurian, A.V. & Snowdon, C.T. (2005). Cooperative problem solving in a cooperatively breeding primate. Animal Behaviour, 69: 133-142.