Captive Management and Reproduction of the Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus balios)

Authors: Chris Buttermore, Luis Daniel Navarro Gutierrez, Luis Sigler

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: atelopus, captive management, conservation, temperature cycling

2024

Prolonged ovarian acyclicity is associated with a higher likelihood of developing hyperprolactinemia in zoo female African elephants

Authors: Natalia A. Prado, Stephen W. Paris, Janine L. Brown

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

Authors: Margaret Corley, Claudia Valeggia, Eduardo Fernandez-Duque

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

Authors: Kari A. Morfeld, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: elephants, glucose, health assessment, insulin, leptin, zoo

2017

Investigating temporary acyclicity in a captive group of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): Relationship between management, adrenal activity and social factors

Authors: K. L. Edwards, J. Trotter, M. Jones, J. L. Brown, H. W. Steinmetz, S. L. Walker

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

Using non-invasive faecal hormone metabolite monitoring to detect reproductive patterns, seasonality and pregnancy in red river hogs (Potamochoerus porcus)

Authors: Jocelyn Bryant, Nadja Wielebnowski, Diane Gierhahn, Tina Houchens, Astrid Bellem, Amy Roberts, Joan Daniels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: enzyme immunoassay (eia), faecal hormone metabolite, red river hogs, reproduction

2016

Assessment of the reproductive status of female veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus) using hormonal, behavioural and physical traits

Authors: Robyn H. Pimm, Christopher Dutton, Stacey O'Handley, Gabriela F. Mastromonaco

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: chamaeleo calyptratus, fecal hormones, follicular stasis, reproductive cycle, ultrasonography, veiled chameleon

2015

Environmental, biological, and social factors influencing fecal adrenal steroid concentrations in female Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)

Authors: Rafaela S. C. Takeshita, Fred B. Bercovitch, Michael A. Huffman, Keiko Mouri, Cécile Garcia, Lucie Rigaill, Keiko Shimizu

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, glucocorticoids, macaca fuscata, seasonality, stress

2014

Sexual maturation in the sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)

Authors: Terri L. Roth, Paul R. Reinhart, John S. Romo, Dedi Candra, Andriansyah Suhaery, Monica A. Stoops

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: follicle, pregnane, progesterone, testosterone, ultrasonography

2013

Social influences on the estrous cycle of the captive sun bear (Helarctos Malayanus)

Authors: Cheryl Frederick, Kathleen Hunt, Randall Kyes, Darin Collins, Barbara Durrant, James Ha, Samuel K. Wasser

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aggression, behavior, estrus, fecal hormones, male influence, reproductive suppression

2013

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