Monitoring Thermoregulation Patterns in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Winter Months in Southwestern Ontario Using Infrared Thermography

Authors: Janel Lefebvre, Charlie Gray, Taryn Prosser, Amy Chabot

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: age, ambient-temperature, behavior, elephas maximus, infrared thermography, thermal windows, weight

2023

Immunoglobulin A and Physiologic Correlates of Well-Being in Asian Elephants

Authors: Anneke Moresco, Natalia Prado, Maura Davis, Amy L Schreier, Taylor S Readyhough, Sharon Joseph, Charlie Gray, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: bull, cortisol, elephas maximus, glucocorticoids, musth, oxytocin, secretory IgA, social, stress, welfare

2022

Applying Behavioral Conditioning to Identify Anticipatory Behaviors

Authors: Bethany L. Krebs, Erika Torres, Charlie Chesney, Veronica Kantoniemi Moon, Jason V. Watters

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, human-animal interactions, zoo animals

2017

Milk composition in free-ranging polar bears (Ursus maritimus) as a model for captive rearing milk formula

Authors: G.E. Hedberg, A.E. Derocher, M. Andersen, Q.R. Rogers, E.J. DePeters, B. Lönnerdal, L. Mazzaro, R.W. Chesney, B. Hollis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amino acids bears, fatty acids hand-rearing, lactation, maternal milk, vitamin a, vitamin d, vitamin e

2011

Sonomorphology of the reproductive tract in male and pregnant and non-pregnant female Rothschild’s giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rotschildi)

Authors: Imke Lueders, Cheryl Niemuller, Jason Pootoolal, Peter Rich, Charlie Gray, Wolf Jürgen Streich, Thomas Bernd Hildebrandt

Publication/Journal: Theriogenology

Keywords: corpus luteum, giraffe, male accessory sex glands, ovaries, ultrasound

2009

Successful artificial insemination of an Asian elephant at the National Zoological Park

Authors: Janine L. Brown, Frank Göritz, Nancy Pratt-Hawkes, Robert Hermes, Marie Galloway, Laura H. Graham, Charlie Gray, Susan L. Walker, Andres Gomez, Rachel Moreland, Suzan Murray, Dennis L. Schmitt, JoGayle Howard, John Lehnhardt, Benjamin Beck, Astrid Bellem, Richard Montali, Thomas B. Hildebrandt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: assisted reproduction, hormones, lh, pregnancy, ultrasound

2004