Gorilla Activities and Social Behavior: Assessing Changes Associated with Absence of Zoo Visitors, Zoo Attendance, Time of Day and Increasing Maturity

Authors: Cathleen R Cox, Jill S Werner, Joan I Mead

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: aggression, bachelor group, gorillas, hand-reared, maturity, pandemic, self-directed activity, time of day, visitor effects, zoo attendance

2023

Positive Reinforcement Training for Blood Collection in Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) Results in Undetectable Elevations in Serum Cortisol Levels: A Preliminary Investigation

Authors: Nicole M. Joyce-Zuniga, Ruth C. Newberry, Charles T. Robbins, Jasmine V. Ware, Heiko T. Jansen, O. Lynne Nelson

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: grizzly bear, positive reinforcement training, serum cortisol, voluntary blood draw

2016

Proximate, vitamins A and E, and mineral composition of free-ranging cotton mice (Peromyscus gossypinus) from St. Catherines Island, Georgia

Authors: Jasmine Thomas, Batsheva Glatt, Ellen S. Dierenfeld

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: free-ranging cotton mice, nutrition, peromyscus gossypinus, whole-prey composition

2004

Behavioral development and parental investment in captive Bongos (Tragelaphus eurycerus)

Authors: D.L. Forthman, N.S. Miller, J.I. Mead, L.A. Perkins

Publication/Journal: American Zoologist

Keywords: antilocapra americana, behavioral development, behavioural development, bongo, parental investment, pronghorn, tragelaphus eurycerus

1993

Evidence for pseudopregnancy and induced ovulation in captive wolverines (Gulo gulo)

Authors: Rodney A. Mead, Mark Bowles, Greg Starypan, Mike Jones

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: delayed implantation, ovulation, postimplantation, progesterone

1993

Development of captive bongos (Tragelaphus eurycerus): Activity budgets and developmental milestones

Authors: Debra L. Forthman, Lorraine A. Perkins, Joan I. Mead, Nicolette S. Miller

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, bongo calves, eland

1992

Evaluation of extenders and cryopreservatives for cooling and cryopreservation of spermatozoa from the western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis)

Authors: Joyce B. Kaplan, Rodney A. Mead

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cryopreservation, extender, skunk, sperm

1992

Social behavior of Matschie’s tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus matschiei) and its implications for captive management

Authors: Michael Hutchins, Grace Mann Smith, David C. Mead, Susan Elbin, Judie Steenberg

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aggression, behavioral stress, courtship, infanticide, macropodidae, social organization

1991