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)
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)
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
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
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: follicle, pregnane, progesterone, testosterone, ultrasonography
2013
Contrast Imaging Ultrasound Detects Abnormalities in the Marmoset Ovary
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: contrast agent, corpus luteum, nonhuman primate, ovary, ultrasound
2012