The effects of the addition of two environmental enrichments on the behavior and fecal cortisol levels of three small felids species (Caracal caracal, Leptailurus serval, Leopardus pardalis) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: captivity, cortisol, environmental enrichment, felids
2023
The effects of the addition of two environmental enrichments on the behavior and fecal cortisol levels of three small felids species (Caracal caracal, Leptailurus serval, Leopardus pardalis) in captivity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol small felids, enrichment, zoo
2022
Behaviour and welfare: the visitor effect in captive felids
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, felids, space use, stress, visitor effect, zoo
2017
Nutritional composition and digestibility by ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) of whole animals and a commercial diet
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: carnivore, digestive efficiency, felidae, nutrient, proximate composition
2010
Phylogenetic relationships of ocelot (Leopardus pardalis albescens) populations from the Tamaulipan biotic province and implications for recovery
Publication/Journal: The Southwestern Naturalist
Keywords: endangered, leopardus pardalis albescens, mitochondrial DNA, ocelot, phylogenetic analysis, source populations, translocation
2007
Potential Impact Of Common Feline Diseases On Endangered Ocelots In Southern Texas
Publication/Journal: AAZV, AAWV, AZA/NAG Joint Conference
Keywords: feline disease, feline immunodeficiency virus, feline infectious peritonitis, feline leukemia virus, feline parvovirus, leopardus pardalis, ocelots
2007
Twenty-four hour activity budget and scent-marking behaviours of captive margays (Leopardus wiedii) in naturalistic enclosures, Belize
Publication/Journal: Graduate Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Keywords: activity budget, margay, non-invasive censusing techniques, scent marking
2007
Evaluating recovery strategies for an ocelot () population in the united states
Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation
Keywords: extinction, ocelot, population viability analysis, recovery, texas, united-states
2005
Ovarian and immunological responses to alternating exogenous gonadotropin regimens in the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) and tigrina (Leopardus tigrinus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: follicle-stimulating hormone, immunoglobulins, luteinizing-hormone, wild cats
2005
Reproductive steroid hormones and ovarian activity in felids of the Leopardus genus
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: estrogens, estrous cycle, fecal steroids, non-invasive monitoring, ovarian activity, progestogens, reproduction
2001