Integrating trans-abdominal ultrasonography with fecal steroid metabolite monitoring to accurately diagnose pregnancy and predict the timing of parturition in the red panda (Ailurus fulgens styani)

Authors: Erin Curry, Lissa J. Browning, Paul Reinhart, Terri L. Roth

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: carnivore reproduction, delayed implantation, embryonic diapause, non-invasive monitoring, pseudopregnancy, wildlife

2017

Ultrasonographic adrenal gland findings in healthy semi-captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authors: Robert M. Kirberger, Adrian S. W. Tordiffe

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: carnivore, cheetah, measurements, stress, wild

2016

Age and body size of captive hawksbill turtles at the onset of follicular development

Authors: Isao Kawazu, Masakatsu Kino, Konomi Maeda, Hideshi Teruya

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: body-mass, straight carapace length, vitellogenesis

2015

Assessment of the reproductive physiology of the potto (Perodicticus potto) through fecal hormone metabolite analyses and trans-abdominal ultrasonography

Authors: Katherine M. MacKinnon, Michael J. Guilfoyle, William F. Swanson, Monica A. Stoops

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elisa, lorisid, reproduction, ultrasonography, wildlife endocrinology

2015

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

The effect of fluphenazine decanoate on glucocorticoid production, reproductive cyclicity, and the behavioral stress response in the Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager)

Authors: Jason D. Wagman, Barbara A. Wolfe, Mandi W. Schook

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cortisol, estrous cycle, long-acting neuroleptics, ovulation, progesterone, restraint

2015

Percutaneous ureteral stent placement for the treatment of a benign ureteral obstruction in a Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)

Authors: Katie W. Delk, Raymund F. Wack, Anne Burgdorf-Moisuk, Carrie A. Palm, Allison Zwingenberger, Craig B. Glaiberman, Kenneth H. Ferguson, William T. N. Culp

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: fluoroscopy, hydronephrosis, interventional radiology, nephroureterogram, non-domestic felid, ureterolith

2015

Use of urinary biomarkers of ovarian function and altrenogest supplementation to enhance captive breeding success in the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)

Authors: Monica A. Stoops, Gary D. West, Terri L. Roth, Nancy P. Lung

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: estrogen conjugates, estrous cycle, pregnancy, progesterone metabolites, progesterone supplementation, silent estrus

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

Contrast Imaging Ultrasound Detects Abnormalities in the Marmoset Ovary

Authors: J. M. Hastings, K. D. Morris, D. Allan, H. Wilson, R. P. Millar, H. M. Fraser, C. M. Moran

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: contrast agent, corpus luteum, nonhuman primate, ovary, ultrasound

2012