Exploring the Effect of Age on the Reproductive and Stress Physiology of Octopus bimaculoides Using Dermal Hormones

Authors: Stephanie Chancellor, Bret Grasse, Taylor Sakmar, David Scheel, Joel S. Brown, Rachel M. Santymire

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: California two-spot octopus, cortisol, estradiol, progesterone, senescence, testosterone

2023

Integrating Measures of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Giving-Up Densities to Assess Adrenocortical Activity and Well-Being in Zoo-Housed Three-Banded Armadillos (Tolypeutes matacus)

Authors: Jennifer Howell-Stephens, Emily J. Potratz, Joel S. Brown, Dave Bernier, Rachel M. Santymire

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: environmental modifications, foraging behavior, human managed care, stress physiology

2023

Monitoring the behaviour and stress physiology of male gorillas Gorilla gorilla gorilla for one year following bachelor group formation

Authors: Katherine J Fowler, Lydia M Hopper, Stephen R Ross, Maureen Leahy, Rachel M Santymire

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: androgens, behaviour, glucocorticoids, non-invasive, primates, proximity, social introductions

2022

Evaluating physiological and behavioural responses to social changes and construction in two zoo-housed female giraffes

Authors: Neeti Jain, Rachel Santymire, Jason Wark

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: construction, corticosterone, cortisol, eia, giraffe, stereotypy, stress

2021

Evaluating physiological and behavioural responses to social changes and construction in two zoo-housed female giraffes

Authors: Neeti Jain, Rachel Santymire, Jason Wark

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: construction, corticosterone, cortisol, eia, giraffe, stereotypy, stress

2021

Posture as a Non-Invasive Indicator of Arousal in American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus)

Authors: Sarah M Woody, Rachel M Santymire, Katherine A Cronin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: amphibian, behavior, breathing, welfare, zoo-housed

2021

Posture as a Non-Invasive Indicator of Arousal in American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus)

Authors: Sarah M Woody, Rachel M Santymire, Katherine A Cronin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: amphibian, behavior, breathing, welfare, zoo-housed

2021

Influence of vitamin E and carcass feeding supplementation on fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in male black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes)

Authors: Rachel M Santymire, Shana R Lavin, Heather Branvold-Faber, Julie Kreeger, Judy Che-Castaldo, Michelle Rafacz, Paul Marinari

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: androgen, black-footed ferret, carcass feeding, fecal glucocorticoid, vitamin e

2020

Maternal effects on offspring stress physiology in wild chimpanzees

Authors: Carson M. Murray, Margaret A. Stanton, Kaitlin R. Wellens, Rachel M. Santymire, Matthew R. Heintz, Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: chimpanzees, gestational programming, maternal effects, offspring stress

2018

Non-invasive quantification of immunoglobulin A in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) at Gombe National Park, Tanzania

Authors: Emma L. Lantz, Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf, Matthew R. Heintz, Carson M. Murray, Iddi Lipende, Dominic A. Travis, Rachel M. Santymire

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: field methods, great apes, health, immune system, stress

2018

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