Zoo studies in primate physiology, health, and welfare
Applying Behavioral and Physiological Measures to Assess the Relative Impact of the Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic Closure on Two Mammal Species at the Oregon Zoo: Cheetah (A. jubatus) and Giraffe (G. c. reticulata and G. c. tippelskirchii)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behavior, visitor effect, wildlife endocrinology, zoo animal welfare
2021
Effects of scent enrichment on behavioral and physiological indicators of stress in zoo primates
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: fecal cortisol, olfactory enrichment, primates, stress, zoo welfare
2021
Effects of scent enrichment on behavioral and physiological indicators of stress in zoo primates
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: essential oils, fecal cortisol, social interactions, stereotypic behaviors
2021
Circulating and Excreted Corticosteroids and Metabolites, Hematological, and Serum Chemistry Parameters in the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Before and After a Stress Response
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Marine Science
Keywords: corticosteorids, endocrinology, feces, killer whale (Orcinus orca), stress
2020
Physiological measure of animal welfare in relation to semi-captive African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) interaction programs
Publication/Journal: African Zoology
Keywords: conservation, elephant, endocrinology, faecal, physiology, stress
2020
The effect of cage size on stress levels in captive green anole (Anolis carolinensis)
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, cage size, captivity, green anole, reptiles, stress
2019
Future Directions for Personality Research: Contributing New Insights to the Understanding of Animal Behavior
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, developmental plasticity, endocrinology, fitness, individual differences, longevity, personality, stress coping, wellbeing
2019
Acute ACTH-induced elevations of circulating cortisol do not affect hair cortisol concentrations in calves
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: acth, adrenocorticotropic hormone challenge, age, animal welfare, blood cortisol, body region, bovine, corticosterone, cows, dairy cattle, endocrinology & metabolism, external, factors, future-directions, hair cortisol, stress, validation
2017
Serum estradiol and progesterone profiles during estrus, pseudopregnancy, and active gestation in Steller sea lions
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: e2, eumetopias jubatus, hormones, p4, pinniped, reproduction
2017