Blood biochemistry parameters of Broad snouted caiman, Caiman latirostris subjected to stress conditions, appliying micro-volume techniques
Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology
Keywords: albumin, broad-snouted-caiman, glucose, stress, total protein
2023
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) weight gain in captivity and implications for captive reptile body condition
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: alligator, body condition, captivity
2022
Social structure and habitat design affect the impact of a novel feeding enrichment for alligators
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: alligator, animal welfare, enrichment, zoo
2022
Potential Impact of Construction Noise on Selected Zoo Animals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: alligator, behavior, elephant, emu, environment, giraffe, noise, welfare, zoo
2019
Play Behavior in Crocodilians
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: alligator, behavior, caiman, crocodile, object, play, sociality
2015
Ultrasonography of reproductive structures and hormonal correlates of follicular development in female American alligators, Alligator mississippiensis, in southwest Louisiana
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: alligators reproduction ovarian follicles eggs vitellogenesis gonadal steroids ultrasonography
2009
AFLP Analysis of genetic variation on captive-bred chinese alligators: an application to select individuals for release
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: aflp, chinese alligator, genetic variation, release, select
2006
Rapid suppression of testosterone secretion after capture in male American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: alligator mississippiensis, american alligator, corticosterone, horomones, reproductive horomones, reproductive steroids, stress, testosterone
2004
Effect of acute stress on plasma concentrations of sex and stress hormones in juvenile alligators living in control and contaminated lakes
Publication/Journal: Journal of Herpetology
Keywords: alligator, alligator mississippiensis, corticosterone, cortisol, environmental contamination, estradiol, glucocorticoid, stress, testicular activity
1997
Acute stress suppresses plasma estradiol levels in female alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)
Publication/Journal: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology
1991