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Lance J. Miller

TitleLecturer
InstitutionChicago Zoological Society - Brookfield Zoo
DepartmentCommittee on Evolutionary Biology
AddressChicago IL 60637
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    1. Foster KL, Asa CS, Lacy RC, Snyder T, Kozlowski CP, Miller LJ. Female Mate Choice, Animal Welfare, and Reproductive Success in Blue-Gray Tanagers (Thraupis episcopus) and Red-Capped Cardinals (Paroaria gularis), at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. Zoo Biol. 2026 May-Jun; 45(3):326-336. PMID: 41830412.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    2. Adkesson MJ, Ramont M, Wong Y, Sari G, Allender MC, Chinnadurai SK, Miller LJ. ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF VETERINARY STORYTELLING IN THE MEDIA ON THE PUBLIC'S PERCEPTION OF ZOOS. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2026 Mar; 57(1):148-156. PMID: 41926266.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    3. Lauderdale LK, Granger DA, Walsh MT, Miller LJ. Latent trait-like component identified for bottlenose dolphin fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2026 02; 377:114873. PMID: 41468925.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    4. Miller LJ, Zeigler-Hill V. Favorability and Impact of Common Terms Around the Topics of Animal Care and Welfare Utilized by Zoological Facilities. Zoo Biol. 2026 Mar-Apr; 45(2):185-194. PMID: 41342281.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    5. James DK, Tobey JR, Lauderdale LK, Miller LJ, Owen MA. Maternal Care and Cub Development in the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Zoo Biol. 2026 Jan-Feb; 45(1):63-69. PMID: 41165507.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    6. Bollnow MM, Podraza ME, Miller LJ. A Review of Approaches for Addressing Oral Stereotypic Behavior in Zoo-Housed Giraffes. Zoo Biol. 2025 Nov-Dec; 44(6):535-543. PMID: 40927989.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    7. Whitham JC, Lauderdale LK, Hart LB, Pisarski EC, Miller LJ. Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations in Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Under Professional Care. J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2026 Apr-Jun; 29(2):348-358. PMID: 40751593.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    8. Whitham JC, Hall K, Miller LJ. Evaluating the Co-Occurrence of Abnormal Behaviors in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Am J Primatol. 2025 02; 87(2):e70001. PMID: 39912521.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    9. Ramont M, Principe N, Prostko R, Watts J, Chinnadurai SK, Miller LJ. The Provision of Browse and Its Impacts on the Health and Welfare of Animals at the Zoo: A Review. Zoo Biol. 2025 Mar-Apr; 44(2):105-125. PMID: 39692017.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    10. Whitham JC, Miller LJ. Corrigendum: Utilizing vocalizations to gain insight into the affective states of non-human mammals. Front Vet Sci. 2024; 11:1404906. PMID: 38638646; PMCID: PMC11025084.
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    11. Whitham JC, Miller LJ. Utilizing vocalizations to gain insight into the affective states of non-human mammals. Front Vet Sci. 2024; 11:1366933. PMID: 38435367; PMCID: PMC10904518.
      Citations: 1     
    12. Zhang D, Wang Y, Gabaldon J, Lauderdale LK, Miller LJ, Barton K, Shorter KA. Dynamics and energetics of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) fluke-and-glide gait. J Exp Biol. 2023 08 01; 226(15). PMID: 37345501.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    13. Miller LJ, Vicino GA, Sheftel J, Lauderdale LK. Correction: Miller et al. Behavioral Diversity as a Potential Indicator of Positive Animal Welfare. Animals 2020, 10, 1211. Animals (Basel). 2023 Jun 07; 13(12). PMID: 37370557; PMCID: PMC10295308.
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    14. Miller LJ, Chinnadurai SK. Beyond the Five Freedoms: Animal Welfare at Modern Zoological Facilities. Animals (Basel). 2023 May 31; 13(11). PMID: 37889701; PMCID: PMC10251858.
      Citations: 6     
    15. Whitham JC, Hall K, Lauderdale LK, Bryant JL, Miller LJ. Integrating Reference Intervals into Chimpanzee Welfare Research. Animals (Basel). 2023 Feb 12; 13(4). PMID: 36830426; PMCID: PMC9951686.
      Citations: 1     
    16. Miller LJ, Lauderdale LK, Mellen JD, Walsh MT, Granger DA. Relationships between animal management and habitat characteristics with two potential indicators of welfare for bottlenose dolphins under professional care. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0252861. PMID: 34460839; PMCID: PMC8405007.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    17. Miller LJ, Lauderdale LK, Walsh MT, Bryant JL, Mitchell KA, Granger DA, Mellen JD. Reference intervals and values for fecal cortisol, aldosterone, and the ratio of cortisol to dehydroepiandrosterone metabolites in four species of cetaceans. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0250331. PMID: 34460862; PMCID: PMC8404979.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    18. Miller LJ, Lauderdale LK, Bryant JL, Mellen JD, Walsh MT, Granger DA. Behavioral diversity as a potential positive indicator of animal welfare in bottlenose dolphins. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0253113. PMID: 34460834; PMCID: PMC8405024.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    19. Miller LJ, Lauderdale LK, Mellen JD, Walsh MT, Granger DA. Assessment of animal management and habitat characteristics associated with social behavior in bottlenose dolphins across zoological facilities. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0253732. PMID: 34460835; PMCID: PMC8405028.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    20. Lauderdale LK, Mellen JD, Walsh MT, Granger DA, Miller LJ. Towards understanding the welfare of cetaceans in accredited zoos and aquariums. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0255506. PMID: 34460850; PMCID: PMC8404978.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsPHPublic Health
    21. Lauderdale LK, Shorter KA, Zhang D, Gabaldon J, Mellen JD, Walsh MT, Granger DA, Miller LJ. Bottlenose dolphin habitat and management factors related to activity and distance traveled in zoos and aquariums. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0250687. PMID: 34460858; PMCID: PMC8405030.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    22. Lauderdale LK, Walsh MT, Mitchell KA, Granger DA, Mellen JD, Miller LJ. Health reference intervals and values for common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus), Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), and beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0250332. PMID: 34460864; PMCID: PMC8405036.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    23. Lauderdale LK, Walsh MT, Mellen JD, Granger DA, Miller LJ. Environmental enrichment, training, and habitat characteristics of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus). PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0253688. PMID: 34460831; PMCID: PMC8404999.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    24. Lauderdale LK, Shorter KA, Zhang D, Gabaldon J, Mellen JD, Walsh MT, Granger DA, Miller LJ. Habitat characteristics and animal management factors associated with habitat use by bottlenose dolphins in zoological environments. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0252010. PMID: 34460833; PMCID: PMC8404980.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    25. Woods JM, Lane EK, Miller LJ. Preference assessments as a tool to evaluate environmental enrichment. Zoo Biol. 2020 Nov; 39(6):382-390. PMID: 32813291.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    26. Miller LJ, Luebke JF, Matiasek J, Granger DA, Razal C, Brooks HJB, Maas K. The impact of in-person and video-recorded animal experiences on zoo visitors' cognition, affect, empathic concern, and conservation intent. Zoo Biol. 2020 Nov; 39(6):367-373. PMID: 32789987.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    27. Whitham JC, Bryant JL, Miller LJ. Beyond Glucocorticoids: Integrating Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) into Animal Welfare Research. Animals (Basel). 2020 Aug 09; 10(8). PMID: 32784884; PMCID: PMC7459918.
      Citations: 32     
    28. Miller LJ, Vicino GA, Sheftel J, Lauderdale LK. Behavioral Diversity as a Potential Indicator of Positive Animal Welfare. Animals (Basel). 2020 Jul 16; 10(7). PMID: 32708625; PMCID: PMC7401597.
      Citations: 65     
    29. Miller LJ, Luebke JF, Matiasek J. Viewing African and Asian elephants at accredited zoological institutions: Conservation intent and perceptions of animal welfare. Zoo Biol. 2018 Nov; 37(6):466-477. PMID: 30255635.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    30. Staley M, Conners MG, Hall K, Miller LJ. Linking stress and immunity: Immunoglobulin A as a non-invasive physiological biomarker in animal welfare studies. Horm Behav. 2018 06; 102:55-68. PMID: 29705025.
      Citations: 41     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    31. Miller LJ, Ivy JA, Vicino GA, Schork IG. Impacts of natural history and exhibit factors on carnivore welfare. J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2019 Apr-Jun; 22(2):188-196. PMID: 29621889.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    32. Miller LJ. Creating a common terminology for play behavior to increase cross-disciplinary research. Learn Behav. 2017 12; 45(4):330-334. PMID: 28702756.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    33. Holdgate MR, Meehan CL, Hogan JN, Miller LJ, Soltis J, Andrews J, Shepherdson DJ. Walking Behavior of Zoo Elephants: Associations between GPS-Measured Daily Walking Distances and Environmental Factors, Social Factors, and Welfare Indicators. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0150331. PMID: 27414411; PMCID: PMC4944962.
      Citations: 27     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    34. Greco BJ, Meehan CL, Miller LJ, Shepherdson DJ, Morfeld KA, Andrews J, Baker AM, Carlstead K, Mench JA. Elephant Management in North American Zoos: Environmental Enrichment, Feeding, Exercise, and Training. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0152490. PMID: 27414654; PMCID: PMC4944993.
      Citations: 30     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    35. Holdgate MR, Meehan CL, Hogan JN, Miller LJ, Rushen J, Soltis J, Andrews J, Shepherdson DJ, de Passillé AM. Recumbence Behavior in Zoo Elephants: Determination of Patterns and Frequency of Recumbent Rest and Associated Environmental and Social Factors. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0153301. PMID: 27414809; PMCID: PMC4945027.
      Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    36. Hacker CE, Miller LJ. Zoo visitor perceptions, attitudes, and conservation intent after viewing African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Zoo Biol. 2016 Jul; 35(4):355-61. PMID: 27291643.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    37. Miller LJ, Chase MJ, Hacker CE. A Comparison of Walking Rates Between Wild and Zoo African Elephants. J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2016 Jul-Sep; 19(3):271-9. PMID: 26963741.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    38. Horback KM, Miller LJ, Andrews JR, Kuczaj SA. Diurnal and nocturnal activity budgets of zoo elephants in an outdoor facility. Zoo Biol. 2014 Sep-Oct; 33(5):403-10. PMID: 25113850.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    39. Hunter SC, Gusset M, Miller LJ, Somers MJ. Space use as an indicator of enclosure appropriateness in African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus). J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2014; 17(2):98-110. PMID: 24665950.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    40. Miller LJ. Visitor reaction to pacing behavior: influence on the perception of animal care and interest in supporting zoological institutions. Zoo Biol. 2012 Mar-Apr; 31(2):242-8. PMID: 21773984.
      Citations: 26     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
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