Effects of physiological changes and social life events on adrenal glucocorticoid activity in female zoo-housed Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: animal sociality, cortisol, elephants, estrous cycle, euthanasia, phase determination, pregnancy, urine
2020
Individual and environmental risk factors associated with fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in zoo-housed Asian and African elephants
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: behavior, choice, hormones, indicators, maximus, noninvasive assessment, Salivary cortisol secretion, serum, stress responses, welfare
2019
Prolonged ovarian acyclicity is associated with a higher likelihood of developing hyperprolactinemia in zoo female African elephants
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: endangered, hypogonadism, infertility, pituitary disorder, progesterone, prolactin, zoo
2019
Hormonal correlates of development and natal dispersal in wild female owl monkeys (Aotus azarae) of Argentina
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: dispersal, ovulatory cycling, owl monkey, reproductive suppression, sexual maturity, social monogamy
2017
Metabolic health assessment of zoo elephants: Management factors predicting leptin levels and the glucose-to-insulin ratio and their associations with health parameters
2017
Ovariectomy influences the circadian rhythm of locomotor activity and the photic phase shifts in the volcano mouse
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: circadian locomotor activity, neotomodon alstoni, ovary, photic phase shifting
2017
A Comparison of Walking Rates Between Wild and Zoo African Elephants
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: elephants, excercise, locomotion, zoo
2016
Hormonal profiles of captive Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: estrogen, fertility, progesterone, rainfall, reproduction, temperature, testosterone
2016
Investigating temporary acyclicity in a captive group of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): Relationship between management, adrenal activity and social factors
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, birth synchrony, central mechanisms, chemical communication, dominance status, endocrinology & metabolism, enzyme immunoassay, estrous synchrony, glucocorticoids, loxodonta-africana elephants, management, oestrous synchrony, ovarian activity, reproduction, reproductive cyclicity, temporary acyclicity, zoo elephants
2016
Non-ovarian aromatization is required to activate female sexual motivation in testosterone-treated ovariectomized quail
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: approach behavior, aromatase activity, female sexual behavior, japanese quail, partner preference, tamoxifen, vorozole
2016