Kristen E Lukas, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
1993-1999 Psychology Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 
Area:
Animal behavior, experimental psychology, gorilla behavior, conservation psychology

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2024 Bernstein-Kurtycz LM, Vonk J, Carroscia JM, Koester DC, Snyder RJ, Willis MA, Lukas KE. Lack of reinforcement is hard to "bear": Assessing judgment bias in grizzly bears (). Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science : Jaaws. 1-14. PMID 38363302 DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2024.2315042  0.646
2022 Leeds A, Schook MW, Dennis PM, Stoinski TS, Willis MA, Lukas KE. Urinary oxytocin and cortisol concentrations vary by group type in male western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in North American zoos. Primates; Journal of Primatology. PMID 36472720 DOI: 10.1007/s10329-022-01037-6  0.806
2022 Wark JD, Schook MW, Dennis PM, Lukas KE. 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 (Saguinus bicolor). American Journal of Primatology. e23421. PMID 35912801 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23421  0.781
2022 Nsekanabo JD, Leeds A, Eckardt W, Tuyisingize D, Nyiramana A, Lukas KE. Distinguishing mobility and immobility when establishing species-specific activity budgets: A case study with gorillas (Gorilla berengei berengei and Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Zoo Biology. PMID 35098583 DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21673  0.78
2022 Bernstein-Kurtycz LM, Wiatroski KG, Leeds A, Lukas KE. About pace: How variations in method and definition affect quantification of pacing in bears. Zoo Biology. PMID 35037291 DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21675  0.754
2021 Tennant KS, Dennis PM, Less EH, Lukas KE. Prevalence of regurgitation and reingestion and occurrence of coprophagy in the North American AZA Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) population. Zoo Biology. PMID 34807474 DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21659  0.761
2021 Leeds A, Boyer D, Ross SR, Lukas KE. Patterns of wounding in mixed-sex social groups of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 236: 105226. DOI: 10.1016/J.APPLANIM.2021.105226  0.747
2020 Kendall CJ, Leeds A, Tinka J, Lukas KE, Folta E. Teacher training as a means to sustained and multiplicative behavior change: An example using fuel-efficient stoves. American Journal of Primatology. e23193. PMID 33040371 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23193  0.738
2020 Eckardt W, Tuyisingize D, van der Hoek Y, Tolbert S, Stoinski TS, Ndagijimana F, Kaplin BA, Mudakikwa A, Lukas K. A partnership to build scientific capacity of Rwanda's future conservationists: The Memoirs Program. American Journal of Primatology. e23200. PMID 33001473 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23200  0.671
2019 Leeds A, Good J, Schook MW, Dennis PM, Stoinski TS, Willis MA, Lukas KE. Evaluating changes in salivary oxytocin and cortisol following positive reinforcement training in two adult male western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Zoo Biology. PMID 31746026 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.21524  0.795
2019 Leeds A, Lukas KE. Monitoring the social behavior of a bachelor mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) dyad participating in touchscreen-mediated cognitive testing. Zoo Biology. 38: 397-402. PMID 31106897 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.21490  0.762
2018 Monson ML, Dennis PM, Lukas KE, Krynak KL, Carrino-Kyker SR, Burke DJ, Schook MW. The effects of increased hay-to-grain ratio on behavior, metabolic health measures, and fecal bacterial communities in four Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Zoo Biology. PMID 30070393 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.21434  0.652
2018 Leeds A, Dennis PM, Lukas KE, Stoinski TS, Willis MA, Schook MW. Validating the use of a commercial enzyme immunoassay to measure oxytocin in unextracted urine and saliva of the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Primates; Journal of Primatology. PMID 30030689 DOI: 10.1007/S10329-018-0678-3  0.801
2018 Simpson GM, Fuller G, Lukas KE, Kuhar CW, Fitch-Snyder H, Taylor J, Dennis PM. Sources of morbidity in lorises and pottos in North American zoos: A retrospective review, 1980-2010. Zoo Biology. PMID 29971828 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.21429  0.78
2018 Leeds A, Dennis PM, Lukas KE, Stoinski TS, Willis MA, Schook MW. Biologically validating the measurement of oxytocin in western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) urine and saliva using a commercial enzyme immunoassay. Primates; Journal of Primatology. PMID 29423533 DOI: 10.1007/S10329-018-0651-1  0.8
2018 Wagman JD, Lukas KE, Dennis PM, Willis MA, Carroscia J, Gindlesperger C, Schook MW. A work-for-food enrichment program increases exploration and decreases stereotypies in four species of bears. Zoo Biology. PMID 29315790 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.21391  0.739
2017 Cless IT, Lukas KE. Variables affecting the manifestation of and intensity of pacing behavior: A preliminary case study in zoo-housed polar bears. Zoo Biology. 36: 307-315. PMID 28901667 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.21379  0.362
2017 Leeds A, Lukas KE, Kendall CJ, Slavin MA, Ross EA, Robbins MM, van Weeghel D, Bergl RA. Evaluating the effect of a year-long film focused environmental education program on Ugandan student knowledge of and attitudes toward great apes. American Journal of Primatology. PMID 28519898 DOI: 10.1002/Ajp.22673  0.727
2017 Lukas KE, Leeds A, Slavin MA, Tinka J, Kendall CJ. Impact of teacher training in conservation education on student learning in primary schools adjacent to Kibale National Park, Uganda Oryx. 53: 497-504. DOI: 10.1017/S0030605317000965  0.726
2016 Wark JD, Amendolagine L, Lukas KE, Kuhar CW, Dennis PM, Snowdon CT, Schoffner T, Schook MW. Fecal glucocorticoid metabolite responses to management stressors and social change in four species of callitrichine monkeys. Primates; Journal of Primatology. PMID 26831854 DOI: 10.1007/S10329-016-0514-6  0.792
2016 Leeds A, Stone D, Johnson B, Less E, Schoffner T, Dennis P, Lukas K, Wark J. Managing repetitive locomotor behaviour and time spent off exhibit in a male black-footed cat (Felis negripes) through exhibit and husbandry modifications Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research. 4: 109-114. DOI: 10.19227/Jzar.V4I2.165  0.777
2016 Leeds A, Elsner R, Lukas KE. The Effect of Positive Reinforcement Training on an Adult Female Western Lowland Gorilla’s (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Rate of Abnormal and Aggressive Behavior Animal Behavior and Cognition. 3: 78-87. DOI: 10.12966/Abc.02.05.2016  0.762
2016 Fuller G, Raghanti MA, Dennis PM, Kuhar CW, Willis MA, Schook MW, Lukas KE. A comparison of nocturnal primate behavior in exhibits illuminated with red and blue light Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 184: 126-134. DOI: 10.1016/J.Applanim.2016.08.011  0.766
2015 Leeds A, Boyer D, Ross SR, Lukas KE. The effects of group type and young silverbacks on wounding rates in western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) groups in North American zoos. Zoo Biology. PMID 26094937 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.21218  0.783
2015 Rog JE, Lukas KE, Wark JD. Social and environmental influences on pacing in a female Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research. 3: 151-156. DOI: 10.19227/Jzar.V3I4.148  0.803
2015 Baird BA, Kuhar CW, Lukas KE, Amendolagine LA, Fuller GA, Nemet J, Willis MA, Schook MW. Program animal welfare: Using behavioral and physiological measures to assess the well-being of animals used for education programs in zoos Applied Animal Behaviour Science. DOI: 10.1016/J.Applanim.2015.12.004  0.772
2014 Wark JD, Kuhar CW, Lukas KE. Behavioral thermoregulation in a group of zoo-housed colobus monkeys (Colobus guereza). Zoo Biology. 33: 257-66. PMID 24977787 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.21138  0.794
2014 Less EH, Lukas KE, Bergl R, Ball R, Kuhar CW, Lavin SR, Raghanti MA, Wensvoort J, Willis MA, Dennis PM. Implementing a low-starch biscuit-free diet in zoo gorillas: the impact on health. Zoo Biology. 33: 74-80. PMID 24420273 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.21115  0.752
2014 Less EH, Bergl R, Ball R, Dennis PM, Kuhar CW, Lavin SR, Raghanti MA, Wensvoort J, Willis MA, Lukas KE. Implementing a low-starch biscuit-free diet in zoo gorillas: the impact on behavior. Zoo Biology. 33: 63-73. PMID 24391046 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.21116  0.774
2014 Grace F, Lukas KE, Kuhar C, Dennis PM. A retrospective review of mortality in lorises and pottos in North American zoos, 1980-2010 Endangered Species Research. 23: 205-217. DOI: 10.3354/Esr00568  0.786
2013 Fuller G, Kuhar CW, Dennis PM, Lukas KE. A survey of husbandry practices for lorisid primates in North American zoos and related facilities. Zoo Biology. 32: 88-100. PMID 23161761 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.21049  0.794
2013 Less EH, Kuhar CW, Lukas KE. Assessing the prevalence and characteristics of hair-plucking behaviour in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Animal Welfare. 22: 175-183. DOI: 10.7120/09627286.22.2.175  0.777
2013 Stoinski TS, Lukas KE, Kuhar CW. Effects of age and group type on social behaviour of male western gorillas (gorilla gorilla gorilla) in North American zoos Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 147: 316-323. DOI: 10.1016/J.Applanim.2013.07.003  0.805
2012 Ross SR, Melber LM, Gillespie KL, Lukas KE. The Impact of a Modern, Naturalistic Exhibit Design on Visitor Behavior: A Cross-Facility Comparison Visitor Studies. 15: 3-15. DOI: 10.1080/10645578.2012.660838  0.327
2012 Less EH, Kuhar CW, Dennis PM, Lukas KE. Assessing inactivity in zoo gorillas using keeper ratings and behavioral data Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 137: 74-79. DOI: 10.1016/J.Applanim.2012.01.001  0.788
2010 Fuller G, Sadowski L, Cassella C, Lukas KE. Examining deep litter as environmental enrichment for a family group of Wolf's guenons, Cercopithecus wolfi. Zoo Biology. 29: 626-32. PMID 19816906 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.20286  0.784
2010 Less EH, Lukas KE, Kuhar CW, Stoinski TS. Behavioral response of captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) to the death of silverbacks in multi-male groups. Zoo Biology. 29: 16-29. PMID 19367612 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.20246  0.789
2009 Coe JC, Scott D, Lukas KE. Facility design for Bachelor Gorilla groups. Zoo Biology. 28: 144-62. PMID 19367627 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.20233  0.381
2009 Ross SR, Schapiro SJ, Hau J, Lukas KE. Space use as an indicator of enclosure appropriateness: A novel measure of captive animal welfare Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 121: 42-50. DOI: 10.1016/J.Applanim.2009.08.007  0.332
2008 Ross SR, Lukas KE, Lonsdorf EV, Stoinski TS, Hare B, Shumaker R, Goodall J. Science priorities. Inappropriate use and portrayal of chimpanzees. Science (New York, N.Y.). 319: 1487. PMID 18339923 DOI: 10.1126/Science.1154490  0.688
2006 Ross SR, Lukas KE. Use of space in a non-naturalistic environment by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 96: 143-152. DOI: 10.1016/J.Applanim.2005.06.005  0.324
2006 Kuhar CW, Stoinski TS, Lukas KE, Maple TL. Gorilla Behavior Index revisited: Age, housing and behavior Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 96: 315-326. DOI: 10.1016/J.Applanim.2005.06.004  0.807
2004 Stoinski TS, Kuhar CW, Lukas KE, Maple TL. Social dynamics of captive western lowland gorillas living in all-male groups Behaviour. 141: 169-195. DOI: 10.1163/156853904322890807  0.803
2004 Stoinski TS, Lukas KE, Kuhar CW, Maple TL. Factors influencing the formation and maintenance of all-male gorilla groups in captivity Zoo Biology. 23: 189-203. DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.20005  0.801
2003 Hopkins WD, Stoinski TS, Lukas KE, Ross SR, Wesley MJ. Comparative assessment of handedness for a coordinated bimanual task in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) and orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus). Journal of Comparative Psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983). 117: 302-8. PMID 14498806 DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.117.3.302  0.698
2003 Lukas KE, Stoinski TS, Burks K, Snyder R, Bexell S, Maple TL. Nest building in captive Gorilla gorilla gorilla International Journal of Primatology. 24: 103-124. DOI: 10.1023/A:1021450613272  0.779
2003 Lukas KE, Hoff MP, Maple TL. Gorilla behavior in response to systematic alternation between zoo enclosures Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 81: 367-386. DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00237-X  0.655
2002 Stoinski TS, Czekala N, Lukas KE, Maple TL. Urinary androgen and corticoid levels in captive, male Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla g. gorilla): age- and social group-related differences. American Journal of Primatology. 56: 73-87. PMID 11793415 DOI: 10.1002/Ajp.1065  0.793
2002 Lukas KE, Barkauskas RT, Maher SA, Jacobs BA, Bauman JE, Henderson AJ, Calcagno JM. Longitudinal study of delayed reproductive success in a pair of white-cheeked gibbons (Hylobates leucogenys) Zoo Biology. 21: 413-434. DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.10040  0.474
2001 Stoinski TS, Hoff MP, Lukas KE, Maple TL. A preliminary behavioral comparison of two captive all-male gorilla groups. Zoo Biology. 20: 27-40. PMID 11319778 DOI: 10.1002/Zoo.1003  0.822
2001 Ross SR, Lukas KE. The Care and Management of Captive Chimpanzees Workshop: Managing Social Behavior Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 4: 299-301. DOI: 10.1207/S15327604Jaws0404_07  0.394
1999 Lukas KE. A review of nutritional and motivational factors contributing to the performance of regurgitation and reingestion in captive lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 63: 237-249. DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00239-1  0.425
1999 Lukas KE, Hamor G, Bloomsmith MA, Horton CL, Maple TL. Removing milk from captive gorilla diets: The impact on regurgitation and reingestion (R/R) and other behaviors Zoo Biology. 18: 515-528. DOI: 10.1002/(Sici)1098-2361(1999)18:6<515::Aid-Zoo6>3.0.Co;2-T  0.578
1998 Lukas KE, Jackson Marr M, Maple TL. Teaching operant conditioning at the zoo Teaching of Psychology. 25: 112-116. DOI: 10.1207/S15328023Top2502_7  0.591
1998 Stoinski TS, Lukas KE, Maple TL. A survey of research in North American zoos and aquariums Zoo Biology. 17: 167-180. DOI: 10.1002/(Sici)1098-2361(1998)17:3<167::Aid-Zoo2>3.0.Co;2-7  0.75
1997 Hoff MP, Powell DM, Lukas KE, Maple TL. Individual and social behavior of lowland gorillas in outdoor exhibits compared with indoor holding areas Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 54: 359-370. DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(97)00002-6  0.664
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