Use of molecular data in zoo and aquarium collection management: Benefits, challenges, and best practices
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive breeding, hereditary disease, inbreeding, kinship estimation, population management
2019
Abnormal repetitive behaviours in captive birds: a Tinbergian review
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: abnormal repetitive behaviour, bird welfare, causation, development, evolution, function
2018
Avian gametologs as molecular tags for sex identification in birds of prey of Iran
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: birds of prey, chd1, feather, sex identification
2017
Contrasting results from molecular and pedigree-based population diversity measures in captive zebra highlight challenges facing genetic management of zoo populations
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive breeding, genetic diversity, molecular genetic analysis, pedigree analysis
2017
A users guide to HPA axis research
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: acth, corticosterone, cortisol, glucocorticoid, hpa axis, stress
2017
Cumulative stress in research animals: Telomere attrition as a biomarker in a welfare context?
Publication/Journal: Bioessays
Keywords: age, animal welfare, anxiety disorders, biochemistry & molecular biology, biological age, biology, biomarker, body-mass, chronic pain, cortisol, cumulative experience, cumulative severity, dynamics, length, life-span, oxidative stress, stress, telomere dynamics
2016
Effects of chronic mild stress on behavioral and neurobiological parameters — Role of glucocorticoid
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: bdnf, chronic mild stress, depression, fkbp5, gap junction, gr
2016
The efficacy of sex-chromosomal markers in studies of Cercopithecus hybridization: Discovery of a captive hybrid and applications in wild populations
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: guenons, single nucleotide polymorphisms, tspy, x-chromosome, xq13.3, y-chromosome
2016
Genetic evaluation of ex situ conservation breeding projects of Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichii) and Western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) in India
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive management, cheer pheasant, microsatellite analysis, studbook records, western tragopan
2016