Behavioral characterization of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): defining progressive stages of male sexual behavior in in-situ and ex-situ populations
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: elephant, musth, reproduction, sri lanka, temporal gland secretions, zoo
2022
Physical and behavioral indicators associated with hormonal changes during musth in zoo-housed and free-ranging Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
Publication/Journal: Theriogenology Wild
Keywords: androgens, conservation, glucocorticoids, temporal gland secretion, thyroid hormones, urine dribbling
2022
Impact of mimicking natural dispersion on breeding success of captive North American Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
Few sex effects in the ontogeny of mother-offspring relationships in eastern grey kangaroos
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: associative behaviour, distress call, kin cluster, macropus-giganteus, mother-offspring relationship, spatial proximity, weaning
2016
Use of salivary cortisol to evaluate the influence of rides in dromedary camels
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: acth challenge, animal rides, environmental enrichment, enzyme immunoassay, saliva stability, salivary cortisol
2015
Chronic variable stress in fathers alters paternal and social behavior but not pup development in the biparental California mouse (Peromyscus californicus)
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: biparental, california mouse, chronic stress, corticosterone, parental care, paternal behavior, pup development
2013
Partial replacement of an artificial nectar diet with native browse for feather-tail gliders (Acrobates pygmaeus) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: acrobates pygmaeus, behavioral, captivity, feather-tail glider, live weight, nutritional
2013
What Can Zookeepers Tell Us About Interacting With Big Cats in Captivity?
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal handling, animal training, keeper-animal bonds, welfare, zoo visitor education
2013
Formal behavioral evaluation of enrichment programs on a zookeeper’s schedule: a case study with a polar bear (Ursus Maritimus) at the Bronx Zoo
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: data collection, enrichment, evaluation, polar bear, stereotypy
2010
Social suppression of female reproductive maturation and infanticidal behavior in cooperatively breeding Mongolian gerbils
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: alloparental behavior, cooperative breeding, cortisol, gerbil, infanticide, progesterone, prolactin, reproductive suppression
2006