Monitoring Thermoregulation Patterns in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Winter Months in Southwestern Ontario Using Infrared Thermography
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: age, ambient-temperature, behavior, elephas maximus, infrared thermography, thermal windows, weight
2023
Parturition and Neonatal Parameters of Three Species of Rhinoceros under Managed Care in the United States
Publication/Journal: Animals (Basel)
Keywords: calf presentation, dystocia, neonatal landmarks, parturition, pregnancy, retained placenta, rhinoceros, stillborn
2023
Training a Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) for Voluntary Foot Radiographs at Dubai Safari Park
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: foot radiographs, giraffe, lameness, operant training, welfare
2022
Neurophysiological correlates of stereotypic behaviour in a model carnivore species
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Brain Research
Keywords: basal ganglia, Dorsal striatum, environmental enrichment, Index Medicus, mink, stereotypic behaviour, Ventral striatum
2019
Hair cortisol concentrations in New Zealand white rabbits subjected to surgery
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, hair, hpa axis, rabbit, surgery
2018
Aggressiveness in group-housed rabbit does: Influence of group size and pen characteristics
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bayesian inference, behaviour, collective housing, reproducing rabbit does
2017
The skin microbiome of cow-nose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) in an aquarium touch-tank exhibit
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: 16s rrna gene, cow-nose ray, elasmobranch, microbiome, touch-tank
2017
Use of fecal glucocorticoid and salivary cortisol concentrations as a measure of well-being of New York City carriage horses
Publication/Journal: Javma-Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Keywords: animal welfare, feces, indicators, metabolites, plasma-cortisol, stress, tool, veterinary sciences
2017
Antagonism of V1b receptors promotes maternal motivation to retrieve pups in the MPOA and impairs pup-directed behavior during maternal defense in the mpBNST of lactating rats
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: arginine-vasopressin, maternal aggression, maternal care, maternal defense test, pup retrieval test, ssr149415, v1a receptor, v1b receptor
2016
Are age and sex differences in brain oxytocin receptors related to maternal and infanticidal behavior in naïve mice?
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: development, hypothalamus, infanticidal behavior, mouse, olfaction, oxytocin receptor, parental behavior
2016