non-invasive monitoring

Reproductive endocrine monitoring of elephants: An essential tool for assisting captive management

Authors

2000

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

hormones, progestogens, estrous cycle, pregnancy, non-invasive monitoring, testis

Zoo Research Guidelines: Monitoring Stress in Zoo Animals

Authors

2004

Keywords

stress, non-invasive monitoring, zoo animals, glucocorticoid, methodology

Reproductive steroid hormones and ovarian activity in felids of the Leopardus genus

Authors

N Moreira, EL Monteiro-Filho, W Moraes, WF Swanson, LH Graham, OL Pasquali, ML Gomes, RN Morais, DE Wildt, JL Brown

2001

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

fecal steroids, estrogens, progestogens, non-invasive monitoring, estrous cycle, reproduction, ovarian activity

Assessment of ovarian function in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) by measurement of 5α-reduced progesterone metabolites in serum and urine

Authors

M Heistermann, B Trohorsch, JK Hodges

1997

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

urine, hormone excretion, non-invasive monitoring, luteal function, ovarian cycle

The effects of sex, age and commensal way of life on levels of fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus)

Authors

M Novakova, R Palme, H Kutalova, L Jansky, D Frynta

2008

Publication/Journal

Physiology & Behavior

Keywords

social stress, glucocorticoids, non-invasive monitoring, feces, adrenocortical activity, commensalisms, sociality, mating systems, rodents, welfare

Assessing stress in animal populations: Do fecal and plasma glucocorticoids tell the same story?

Authors

MJ Sheriff, CJ Krebs, R Boonstra

2010

Publication/Journal

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords

fecal cortisol metabolites, bile cortisol metabolites, free cortisol, corticosteroid-binding globulin, non-invasive monitoring, snowshoe hares, seasonal comparison, hormonal challenge

Influence of breeding season on fecal glucocorticoid levels in captive Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)

Authors

A Lèche, C Hansen, JL Navarro, RH Marín, MB Martella

2015

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

ratite, adrenocortical response, non-invasive monitoring, captivity, welfare

Circadian rhythm of salivary cortisol secretion in female zoo-kept African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Authors

M Casares, G Silván, MD Carbonell, C Gerique, L Martinez-Fernandez, S Cáceres, JC Illera

2016

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

saliva, glucocorticoids, adrenal activity, non-invasive monitoring, welfare

Integrating trans-abdominal ultrasonography with fecal steroid metabolite monitoring to accurately diagnose pregnancy and predict the timing of parturition in the red panda (Ailurus fulgens styani)

Authors

E Curry, LJ Browning, P Reinhart, TL Roth

2017

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

carnivore reproduction, delayed implantation, embryonic diapause, non-invasive monitoring, pseudopregnancy, wildlife