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Shannon L. O’Brien

Lincoln Park ZooORCID 0009-0007-9867-0596Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Shannon O'Brien1 paper · Arizona State University

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 2

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Alehna Crowe· 1 shared D.H. HerreraiD· 1 shared Ethan Mead· 1 shared Ignacio EscalanteiD· 1 shared Marcelo Araya‐SalasiD· 1 shared Noah SkellyiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintNov 6, 2026

Assessing Enclosure Modifications to Enhance Accessibility for Zoo-Housed Meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

Shannon O'Brien, Alehna Crowe, Ethan Mead

This study evaluates how accessibility modifications in zoo enclosures affect meerkat behavior, finding increased use of low areas and more frequent species-appropriate sentry behavior.

DOI 10.64898/2026.11.04.764381

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintOct 30, 2026

Toward welfare indicators: leg condition and aversive stimuli modulate defensive behavior in Opilones

Shannon L. O’Brien, Marcelo Araya‐Salas, Noah Skelly…·Ignacio Escalante

This study investigates behavioral indicators of welfare in Opilones by examining leg condition and response to aversive stimuli, finding fleeing and bobbing as potential negative welfare indicators.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.29.762782

experimental assay

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