Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in captive olive baboons (Papio anubis): The effects of age, sex, rearing, stress, and pregnancy

Authors: S. J. Neal, A. M. Achorn, S. J. Schapiro, W. D. Hopkins, J. H. Simmons

Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol

Keywords: *Papio anubis/genetics/physiology, age factors, animals, baboons, early adversity, female, lymphocytes, male, neutrophil‐lymphocyte ratio, neutrophils, physiological, pregnancy, sex factors, stress

2024

Measurement of cognitive bias and cortisol levels to evaluate the effects of space restriction on captive collared peccary (Mammalia, Tayassuidae)

Authors: Flávia R. M. Oliveira, Sérgio L. G. Nogueira-Filho, Maria B. C. Sousa, Carlos T. S. Dias, Michael Mendl, Selene S. C. Nogueira

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, animal welfare, environmental enrichment, judgement bias, stress

2016

Nitrogen requirements of white-lipped peccary (Mammalia, Tayassuidae)

Authors: Sérgio L. G. Nogueira-Filho, Rogério M. Borges, Alcester Mendes, Carlos T. S. Dias

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal nutrition, balance trials, comparative physiology, endogenous urinary nitrogen, metabolic fecal nitrogen, wildlife feeding

2014

Preference for related mates in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster

Authors: S. P. Robinson, W. J. Kennington, L. W. Simmons

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: drosophila melanogaster, inclusive fitness, kin selection, mate choice, sexual selection

2012

Effects of varying feed provision on behavioral patterns of farmed collared peccary (Mammalia, Tayassuidae)

Authors: Selene S. C. Nogueira, Stella G. Calazans, Thaise S. O. Costa, Hélderes Peregrino, Sérgio L. G. Nogueira-Filho

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, feeding, predictability, unpredictability, wildlife farming

2011

Influence of diet transition on serum calcium and phosphorus and fatty acids in Zoo giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Authors: E.A. Koutsos, D. Armstrong, R. Ball, C. Dikeman, J. Hetherington, L. Simmons, E.V. Valdes, M. Griffin

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: browser, herbivore, mineral, n3 fatty acid, nutrition

2011

Evaluation of nutrient digestibility and fecal characteristics of exotic felids fed horse- or beef-based diets: use of the domestic cat as a model for exotic felids

Authors: Brittany M. Vester, Alison N. Beloshapka, Ingmar S. Middelbos, Sarah L. Burke, Cheryl L. Dikeman, Lee G. Simmons, Kelly S. Swanson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: comparative nutrition, diet comparison, digestibility, fecal analysis, feline

2010

Influence of feeding raw or extruded feline diets on nutrient digestibility and nitrogen metabolism of African wildcats (Felis lybica)

Authors: Brittany M. Vester, Sarah L. Burke, Kari J. Liu, Cheryl L. Dikeman, Lee G. Simmons, Kelly S. Swanson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: felid, kibble, nitrogen balance, nutrient digestibility

2010

Review of the rescue, rehabilitation and restoration of oiled seabirds in South Africa, especially African penguins Spheniscus demersus and Cape gannets Morus capensis, 1983-2005

Authors: A. C. Wolfaardt, A. J. Williams, L. G. Underhill, R. J. M. Crawford, P. A. Whittington

Publication/Journal: African Journal of Marine Science

Keywords: african penguin, cape gannet, dassen island, de-oiled, morus capensis, oil spills, rehabilitation, rescue, restoration, sanccob, spheniscus demersus

2009

Analyzing acoustic interactions in natural bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) choruses

Authors: Andrea Megela Simmons, James A. Simmons, Mary E. Bates

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: advertisement call, auditory scene, bullfrog, chorus, microphone array

2008

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