Development and assessment of a stair ascension challenge as a measure of aging and physical function in nonhuman primates
Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol
Keywords: *Frailty, African green monkey, aging, animals, mobility, nonhuman primates, primates
2024
The behavioural effects of feeding lean meat vs whole rabbit carcasses to zoo jaguars Panthera onca
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords:
2023
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
The effect of anthropogenic noise on foraging and vigilance in zoo housed pied tamarins
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal behaviour, bioacoustics, callitrichid, primate, stressor
2023
The Iconic Philippine Coral Reef at Steinhart Aquarium: The Husbandry, Welfare, Behavior, and Veterinary Care Considerations of a Large Multi-Taxa Living Coral Reef System
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, aquatic animal medicine, coral husbandry, coral reefs, public aquariums
2023
The Introduction of a Novel Computerized Apparatus to California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus)
Publication/Journal: Aquatic Mammals
Keywords: california sea lion, cognition, cognitive enrichment, computer task, marine mammal, zalophus californianus
2023
Monitoring Thermoregulation Patterns in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Winter Months in Southwestern Ontario Using Infrared Thermography
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: age, ambient-temperature, behavior, elephas maximus, infrared thermography, thermal windows, weight
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
Predatory Responses and Feeding Behaviour of Three Elasmobranch Species in an Aquarium Setting
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: Carcharhinus melanopterus, feeding behaviour, predatory responses, Pteroplatytrygon violacea, Triaenodon obesus, Zoomarine aquarium
2023
Predatory Responses and Feeding Behaviour of Three Elasmobranch Species in an Aquarium Setting
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: Carcharhinus melanopterus, feeding behaviour, predatory responses, Pteroplatytrygon violacea, Triaenodon obesus, Zoomarine aquarium
2023