Analytical and biological validation of a noninvasive measurement of glucocorticoid metabolites in feces of Geoffroy’s spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi)

Authors: Juliane Damm, Filippo Aureli, Ariadna Rangel-Negrín, Miriam Barradas-Moctezuma, Pedro A. D. Dias

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: capture, circadian rhythm, cortisol, enzyme immunoassay, platyrrhines, reproductive state

2024

Comparison of Cortisol Concentrations in Different Matrices in Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) at the Zoo

Authors: Marjan Kastelic, Gordana Gregurić Gračner, Iztok Tomažič, Pavel Kvapil, Mojca Harej, Alenka Dovč

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), animal welfare, cortisol, sampling, zoo animals

2023

Multi-criteria study on a change to a fruit-free diet in Cebidae and Cercopithecidae

Authors: Flore Viallard, Sébastien Lefebvre, Alexandre Petry, Irene Vonfeld, Benoit Quintard

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behavior, fecal scoring, food intake, fruit-free diet change

2023

Non-invasive assessment of fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

Authors: Gabriella L. Flacke, Linda M. Penfold, Franz Schwarzenberger, Graeme B. Martin, César A. Rosales-Nieto, Monique C. J. Paris

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: acth challenge, cortisol, enzyme immunoassay (eia), Fecal steroid hormone metabolites, Pygmy hippo, testosterone

2023

Fecal glucocorticoid analysis as a health monitoring tool for endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus)

Authors: Maureen V Driscoll, Allison D Tuttle, Tracy A Romano

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: african penguin, breeding, corticosterone, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, molt, noninvasive

2022

Fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels in captive Indian leopards (Panthera pardus fusca) housed under three different enrichment regimes

Authors: Nirali Panchal, Chena Desai, Ratna Ghosal

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, leopard

2022

Monitoring the behaviour and stress physiology of male gorillas Gorilla gorilla gorilla for one year following bachelor group formation

Authors: Katherine J Fowler, Lydia M Hopper, Stephen R Ross, Maureen Leahy, Rachel M Santymire

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: androgens, behaviour, glucocorticoids, non-invasive, primates, proximity, social introductions

2022

Effect of Visitor Number on the Behavior and Cortisol Metabolites Concentrations of Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor) in Captivity

Authors: Gholib Gholib, Sri Panggabean, Sri Wahyuni, Fadli A Ghani, Abdullah Hamzah, Erdiansyah Rahmi

Publication/Journal: 2nd International Conference on Veterinary, Animal, and Environmental Sciences (ICVAES 2020)

Keywords: animal behavior, cortisol metabolites, number of visitors, sambar deer

2021

Identification of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal cortisol metabolites using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and enzyme immunoassays

Authors: Flavia Santamaria, Christopher K Barlow, Rolf Schlagloth, Ralf B Schittenhelm, Rupert Palme, Joerg Henning

Publication/Journal: Metabolites

Keywords: faecal glucocorticoid metabolites, hplc, koala, LC-MS, non-invasive, phascolarctos cinereus, stress

2021

Stress hormone level and the welfare of captive European bison (Bison bonasus): the effects of visitor pressure and the social structure of herds

Authors: Daniel Klich, Rafał Łopucki, Marta Gałązka, Agnieszka Ścibior, Dorota Gołębiowska, Rita Brzezińska, Bartosz Kruszewski, Tadeusz Kaleta, Wanda Olech

Publication/Journal: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Keywords: aggression, cortisol, enclosure, feces, parasitological infestation, wisent, zoo

2021

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