Using behavioral observations and genetic markers to characterize the flexible reproductive system in an ex situ population of carmine bee-eaters (Merops n. nubicus)

Authors: Gina M Ferrie, Tyler Hether, Ocean R Cohen, Eran L Brusilow, Christy C Sky, Shawnlei F Breeding, Katherine A Leighty, Paul J Schutz, Chelle Plasse, Tammie L Bettinger, Eric A Hoffman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, colony, parentage, population, relatedness, reproduction

2017

An Evaluation of the Role the Internet Site Petfinder Plays in Cat Adoptions

Authors: Miranda K. Workman, Christy L. Hoffman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: adoption, cats, petfinder

2015

Investigating the role of coat colour, age, sex, and breed on outcomes for dogs at two animal shelters in the United States

Authors: H. J. Svoboda, C. L. Hoffman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal shelter, animal welfare, black dog syndrome, domestic dog, euthanasia, length of availability

2015

Validating a human biotelemetry system for use in captive blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)

Authors: Liesel L. Laubscher, Louwrens C. Hoffman, Neville I. Pitts, Jacobus P. Raath

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: biotelemetry, blue wildebeest, equivital™, heart rate, respiration rate

2015

Is That Dog a Pit Bull? A Cross-Country Comparison of Perceptions of Shelter Workers Regarding Breed Identification

Authors: Christy L. Hoffman, Natalie Harrison, London Wolff, Carri Westgarth

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: BSL, dog breed identification, pit bull

2014

Nutrition and health in amphibian husbandry

Authors: Gina M. Ferrie, Vance C. Alford, Jim Atkinson, Eric Baitchman, Diane Barber, William S. Blaner, Graham Crawshaw, Andy Daneault, Ellen Dierenfeld, Mark Finke, Greg Fleming, Ron Gagliardo, Eric A. Hoffman, William Karasov, Kirk Klasing, Elizabeth Koutsos, Julia Lankton, Shana R. Lavin, Andrew Lentini, Shannon Livingston, Brad Lock, Tom Mason, Alejandra McComb, Cheryl Morris, Allan P. Pessier, Francisco Olea-Popelka, Tom Probst, Carlos Rodriguez, Kristine Schad, Kent Semmen, Jamie Sincage, M. Andrew Stamper, Jason Steinmetz, Kathleen Sullivan, Scott Terrell, Nina Wertan, Catharine J. Wheaton, Brad Wilson, Eduardo V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquarium, disease, ex situ, husbandry, life stage, nutrition, pathology, population, research, vitamin, water, zoo

2014

Contrasting context dependence of familiarity and kinship in animal social networks

Authors: Ralf H. J. M. Kurvers, Vena M. A. P. Adamczyk, Robert H. S. Kraus, Joseph I. Hoffman, Sipke E. van Wieren, Henk P. van der Jeugd, William Amos, Herbert H. T. Prins, Rudy M. Jonker

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: barnacle goose, branta leucopsis, food sharing, inbreeding avoidance, kin recognition, kinship, sexual selection

2013

Identifying parentage using molecular markers: Improving accuracy of studbook records for a captive flock of marabou storks (Leptoptilus crumeniferus)

Authors: Gina M. Ferrie, Ocean R. Cohen, Paul Schutz, Katherine A. Leighty, Chelle Plasse, Tammie L. Bettinger, Eric A. Hoffman

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, extra-pair paternity, microsatellite, parentage, pedigree, studbook

2013

Olfactory imprinting as a mechanism for nest odour recognition in zebra finches

Authors: Barbara A. Caspers, Joseph I. Hoffman, Philip Kohlmeier, Oliver Krüger, E. Tobias Krause

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: avian olfaction, early learning, familial imprinting, songbird, taeniopygia guttata, zebra finch

2013

Advances in the electrical stunning and bleeding of ostriches

Authors: L. C. Hoffman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, exsanguination, ostriches, ratites, restraint, stunning

2012

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