Comparison of Estimated Wild Giant Anteater (Myrmecopahaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758) Diets with Commercial Diets for Insectivores: Implications for Anteater Health
UVB-emitting LEDs for reptile lighting: Identifying the risks of nonsolar UV spectra
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: hypervitaminosis D, photo-kerato-conjunctivitis, previtamin D3, vitamin d3
2023
Impact of Broad-Spectrum Lighting on Recall Behaviour in a Pair of Captive Blue-Throated Macaws (Ara glaucogularis)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: artificial lighting, behaviour, husbandry, Pstiaccidae, T5 lamps, ultraviolet light, vision
2022
Effects of grazing muzzles on behavior and physiological stress of individually housed grazing miniature horses
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behavior, grazing muzzles, miniature horse, physiological stress
2020
Influence of vitamin E and carcass feeding supplementation on fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in male black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes)
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: androgen, black-footed ferret, carcass feeding, fecal glucocorticoid, vitamin e
2020
Effects of Fluorescent Lighting Versus Sunlight Exposure on Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Feather Destructive Behavior in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
Keywords: Amazona ventralis, avian, avian vitamin D, feather destructive behavior, Hispaniolan Amazon parrot, UVB light
2019
Investigation of social, affective, and locomotor behavior of adolescent Brattleboro rats reveals a link between vasopressin’s actions on arousal and social behavior
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: adolescence, Anxiety-like behavior, arousal, Brattleboro rat, social development, vasopressin
2018
Added dietary vegetables and fruits improved coat quality of capybara in Seoul Zoo, Republic of Korea: A case study
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: hair coat, hystricomorph rodents, nutrition, vitamin c requirement
2017
Digestibility of a new diet for captive short-beaked echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: insectivore, manufactured diet, monotreme, myrmecophage, nutrition
2017
Provision of ultraviolet basking lights to indoor housed tropical birds and their effect on suspected vitamin D3 deficiency
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: avian, mbd, osteodystrophy, tropical birds, ultraviolet light, uvb, vitamin d
2017