An evidence-based decision assistance model for predicting training outcome in juvenile guide dogs

Authors: Naomi D. Harvey, Peter J. Craigon, Simon A. Blythe, Gary C. W. England, Lucy Asher

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: decision assistance model, guide dogs

2017

Use of salivary cortisol to evaluate the influence of rides in dromedary camels

Authors: Yasmine N. Majchrzak, Gabriela F. Mastromonaco, Wendy Korver, Gary Burness

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: acth challenge, animal rides, environmental enrichment, enzyme immunoassay, saliva stability, salivary cortisol

2015

Use of Accelerometers to Measure Stress Levels in Shelter Dogs

Authors: Sarah Jones, Seana Dowling-Guyer, Gary J. Patronek, Amy R. Marder, Sheila Segurson D'Arpino, Emily McCobb

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: accelerometer, shelter dogs, stress

2014

Use of urinary biomarkers of ovarian function and altrenogest supplementation to enhance captive breeding success in the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)

Authors: Monica A. Stoops, Gary D. West, Terri L. Roth, Nancy P. Lung

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: estrogen conjugates, estrous cycle, pregnancy, progesterone metabolites, progesterone supplementation, silent estrus

2014

Community Partnering as a Tool for Improving Live Release Rate in Animal Shelters in the United States

Authors: Emily Weiss, Gary Patronek, Margaret Slater, Laurie Garrison, Karen Medicus

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal shelters, community partnership, live release rate

2013

Energetic constraints and parental care: Is corticosterone indicative of energetic costs of incubation in a precocial bird?

Authors: Sarah E. DuRant, William A. Hopkins, Gary R. Hepp, L. Michael Romero

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: brood parasitism, glucocorticoids, parental care, stress endocrinology, waterfowl

2013

Evaluation of Reproduction and Raising Offspring in a Nursery-Reared SPF Baboon (Papio hamadryas anubis) Colony

Authors: Madeline L. Budda, John J. Ely, Sandra Doan, Maria Chavez-Suarez, Gary L. White, Roman F. Wolf

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: abortion, baboon, live birth rate, mothering score, nursery-rearing, reproduction

2013

Testosterone modulates spatial recognition memory in male rats

Authors: Wayne R. Hawley, Elin M. Grissom, Ryan C. Martin, Miklos B. Halmos, Corrine L. S. Bart, Gary P. Dohanich

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: body weight, ischiocavernosus muscle, spatial recognition memory, testosterone

2013

Zoo and aquarium webcams: an informed view

Authors: Gary Dodson, Cory Murphy

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: education, marketing, network camera, voip

2012

Sexual motivation and anxiety-like behaviors of male rats after exposure to a trauma followed by situational reminders

Authors: Wayne Hawley, Elin Grissom, Lisa Keskitalo, Tyler Hastings, Gary Dohanich

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, novelty-suppressed feeding, posttraumatic stress disorder, sexual behavior, stress

2011