Analytical Validation and Assessment of Baseline Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Human Care
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: corticosterone, cortisol, endocrinology, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, hormones, marine mammal, stress
2023
Effect of Social Dominance and Reproductive State on Adrenal Steroids in Female Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata)
Publication/Journal: International Journal of Primatology
Keywords: adrenal function, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEAS), japanese macaques, macaca fuscata, stress response
2023
Effects of social stress on the welfare of captive male Alpine musk deer: Stereotypic behavior, fecal cortisol, and musk secretion
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), ex situ conservation, fecal cortisol, small ruminant welfare, stereotypic behavior
2023
Identifying potential measures of stress and disturbance during a captive to wild African elephant reintegration
Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, elephants, secretion
2023
Non-invasive assessment of fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: acth challenge, cortisol, enzyme immunoassay (eia), Fecal steroid hormone metabolites, Pygmy hippo, testosterone
2023
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
Fecal glucocorticoid analysis as a health monitoring tool for endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus)
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: african penguin, breeding, corticosterone, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, molt, noninvasive
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
Validation of an enzyme immunoassay for measurement of fecal dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in gibbons and siamangs
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: assay, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, DHEAS, stress response
2022
Behavioural diversity as a potential welfare indicator for professionally managed chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Exploring variations in calculating diversity using species-specific behaviours
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral diversity, chimpanzee, diversity index, faecal glucocorticoid metabolites, immunoglobulin a, shannon-wiener diversity index
2021