Effects of social stress on the welfare of captive male Alpine musk deer: Stereotypic behavior, fecal cortisol, and musk secretion
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), ex situ conservation, fecal cortisol, small ruminant welfare, stereotypic behavior
2023
Changes in Fecal Estrogen Levels and Sexual Behavior in Captive Sichuan Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) Following a Male Replacement
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: copulation frequency, fecal estrogens, male replacement, seasonal breeding
2013
Noninvasive monitoring of adrenocortical function in captive jaguars (Panthera onca)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: acth challenge, androgen metabolites, corticoid metabolites, endangered cats, fecal metabolites
2012
Assessment of diurnal urinary cortisol excretion in Asian and African elephants using different endocrine methods
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: adrenal activity, diurnal, glucocorticoids, immunoassay
2010
Environmental modulation of androgen levels and secondary sex characters in two populations of the peacock blenny Salaria pavo
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: androgens, coursthip, modulation, morphology
2010
Effect of a cage divider permitting social stimuli on stress and food intake in rats
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: adrenal, animal welfare, body weight, catecholamines, corticosterone, enrichment, feces, feeding, glucocorticoids, housing, hpa, hplc, husbandry, ingestive behavior, ria, rodent, stress hormones
2008
Hormonal changes related to paternal and alloparental care in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: callithrix jacchus, common marmoset, cortisol, experience, parental and alloparental behavior, prolactin
2006
Salivary cortisol in captive dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)- a non-invasive technique
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, dolphin, saliva cortisol, serum cortisol, steroids, stress
2006
Urinary cortisol sampling: a non-invasive technique for examining cortisol concentrations in the Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddellii
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: cortisol, ice urine, non-invasive, pinniped, pure urine, ria, stress, weddell seal
2006
Noninvasive Monitoring of Hormones in Bird Droppings: Physiological Validation, Sampling, Extraction, Sex Differences, and the Influence of Diet on Hormone Metabolite Levels
Publication/Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Keywords: birds, diet, enzyme immunoassay (eia), excreta, feces, hormone metabolites, noninvasive, radioimmunoassay (ria)
2005