Comparison of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in hand‐versus parent‐reared whooping cranes (Grus americana)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive rearing, corticosterone, development, reintroduction, whooping cranes
2020
Hematology and Plasma Biochemistry Value Differences Between Acclimated and Recently Captive Female Southern Stingrays, Dasyatis americana
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: captive, environmental change, hematology, plasma chemistry, stingrays, wild
2020
Birds choose long-term partners years before breeding
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: breeding, mating system, monogamy, nesting, pair formation, whooping crane
2017
Influence of the rearing system on yolk corticosterone concentration in captive Greater Rheas (Rhea americana)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: eggs, maternal stress, ratites
2016
Influence of breeding season on fecal glucocorticoid levels in captive Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: adrenocortical response, captivity, non-invasive monitoring, ratite, welfare
2015
Reproductive activity in the peninsular pronghorn determined from excreted gonadal steroid metabolites
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: estrus, fecal hormone, pregnancy, seasonality, validation
2015
Reintroduction medicine: Whooping cranes in Wisconsin
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: aspergillosis, grus americana, health management, pathogen transfer, preventive medicine
2013
Validation of an Ultrasound-Guided Technique to Establish a Liver-to-Coelom Ratio and a Comparative Analysis of the Ratios Among Acclimated and Recently Wild-Caught Southern Stingrays, Dasyatis Americana
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: elasmobranch, lipid, liver, stingray, ultrasound
2013
Visitor influence on the behavior of captive greater rheas (Rhea americana, Rheidae Aves)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: greater rhea, visitor density
2012
May captive populations of Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) act as genetic reservoirs in Argentina?
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive breeding, conservation, genetic variability, issr, ratites
2011