Effects of parity and litter size on cortisol measures in commercially housed sows and their offspring

Authors: Sanne Roelofs, Lisa Godding, Jeanne R. de Haan, Franz Josef van der Staay, Rebecca E. Nordquist

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: birth weight, hair cortisol, pigs, salivary cortisol, stress

2019

Hormonal correlates of natal dispersal and rank attainment in wild male baboons

Authors: Mercy Y. Akinyi, Laurence R. Gesquiere, Mathias Franz, Patrick O. Onyango, Jeanne Altmann, Susan C. Alberts

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: baboons, dispersal, glucocorticoids, rank attainment, testosterone

2017

Provision of ultraviolet basking lights to indoor housed tropical birds and their effect on suspected vitamin D3 deficiency

Authors: Gabby Jeanne-Clare Drake, Robyn L Shea, Andrea Fidgett, Javier Lopez, Robert M Christley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: avian, mbd, osteodystrophy, tropical birds, ultraviolet light, uvb, vitamin d

2017

Rewinding the process of mammalian extinction

Authors: Joseph Saragusty, Sebastian Diecke, Micha Drukker, Barbara Durrant, Inbar Friedrich Ben-Nun, Cesare Galli, Frank Göritz, Katsuhiko Hayashi, Robert Hermes, Susanne Holtze, Stacey Johnson, Giovanna Lazzari, Pasqualino Loi, Jeanne F. Loring, Keisuke Okita, Marilyn B. Renfree, Steven Seet, Thomas Voracek, Jan Stejskal, Oliver A. Ryder, Thomas B. Hildebrandt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: assisted reproductive technologies (art), biodiversity, conservation, endangered species, gametes, induced pluripotent stem cells (ipscs), public awareness, rhinoceros

2016

Dense, small and male-biased cages exacerbate male–male competition and reduce female choosiness in Bicyclus anynana

Authors: Marie-Jeanne Holveck, Anne-Laure Gauthier, Caroline M. Nieberding

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: bicyclus anynana, choosiness, competition, density, mating preference, mating success, sex ratio

2015

Puberty and dispersal in a wild primate population

Authors: Patrick O. Onyango, Laurence R. Gesquiere, Jeanne Altmann, Susan C. Alberts

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: baboons, ecological differences, genetic differences, growth, maturation, puberty, reproductive hormones, sex differences, socio-demographic differences

2013

Role of grooming in reducing tick load in wild baboons (Papio cynocephalus)

Authors: Mercy Y. Akinyi, Jenny Tung, Maamun Jeneby, Nilesh B. Patel, Jeanne Altmann, Susan C. Alberts

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: baboon, grooming, haemoparasitic infection, papio cynocephalus, tick

2013

Testosterone positively associated with both male mating effort and paternal behavior in savanna baboons (Papio cynocephalus)

Authors: Patrick Ogola Onyango, Laurence R. Gesquiere, Jeanne Altmann, Susan C. Alberts

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: baboons, mating effort, paternal behavior, testosterone

2013

Phenotypic plasticity of avian social-learning strategies

Authors: Katharina Riebel, Michelle J. Spierings, Marie-Jeanne Holveck, Simon Verhulst

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: condition, developmental plasticity, model biases, postnatal environment, social learning, state dependent, taeniopygia guttata, zebra finch

2012

Nursing behaviors of beluga calves (Delphinapterus leucas) born in captivity

Authors: Jeanne M. Russell, Jeffrey S. Simonoff, John Nightingale

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: beluga, cetacean, lactation, reproduction, suckling

1997

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