Dietary-induced modulation of the hindgut microbiota is related to behavioral responses during stressful events in horses
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: behavior, diet, horses, microbiota, stress
2019
Digestive physiology of captive capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: colonic separation mechanism, hindgut fermenters, methane, passage kinetics
2019
Changes of the hindgut microbiota due to high-starch diet can be associated with behavioral stress response in horses
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: alimentary stress, behavior, diet, horses, microbiota
2015
Effect of varying dietary starch and fiber levels and inoculum source (mule deer vs. dairy cow) on simulated rumen fermentation characteristics
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: bos taurus, ndf, odocoileus hemionus, ruminant, volatile fatty acid
2014
Tadpole nutritional ecology and digestive physiology: Implications for captive rearing of larval anurans
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: amphibian declines, anuran larvae, captive breeding, dietary habits, feeding strategies
2014
Diet composition, food intake, body condition, and fecal consistency in captive tapirs (Tapirus spp.) in UK collections
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: diet survey, feeding, intake study, nutrition, tapir
2009
Differences in fecal particle size between free-ranging and captive individuals of two browser species
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: browser, captive diet, grazer, mastication, ruminant, teeth
2008
A case of non-scaling in mammalian physiology? Body size, digestive capacity, food intake, and ingesta passage in mammalian herbivores☆
Publication/Journal: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Keywords: body size, browser, coprophagy, digestive anatomy, digestive physiology, foregut fermenter, grazer, herbivory, hindgut fermenter, ingesta retention, ruminant
2007
Digesta passage rates in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: aquatic herbivore, fecal marker, marine mammal, mean retention time, sirenia
2007
Fiber digestibility in juvenile Galapagos tortoises (Geochelone nigra) and implications for the development of captive animals
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: acid detergent fiber, cellulose, crude fiber, lignin
2005