Longitudinal fecal hormone monitoring of adrenocortical function in zoo housed fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) during institutional transfers and breeding introductions

Authors: Jilian M Fazio, Elizabeth W Freeman, Erika Bauer, Larry Rockwood, Janine L Brown, Katharine Hope, Jessica Siegal-Willott, ECM Parsons

Publication/Journal: PloS One

Keywords: animal welfare, breeding introductions, captivity, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, fishing cat, transfers, zoo

2020

Characterization of multiple pathways modulating aggression in the male clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)

Authors: Heather B. DeCaluwe, Nadja C. Wielebnowski, JoGayle Howard, Katharine M. Pelican, Mary Ann Ottinger

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: androgens, glucocorticoids, gnrh agonist, serotonergic regulation, tricyclic antidepressant

2016

The Association of Intergroup Encounters, Dominance Status, and Fecal Androgen and Glucocorticoid Profiles in Wild Male White-Faced Capuchins (Cebus capucinus)

Authors: ValÉRie A. M. Schoof, Katharine M. Jack

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: dominance, endocrinology, infanticide, reproductive competition, reproductive skew

2013

Behavioral reactions relate to adrenal activity and temperament in male clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa)

Authors: Heather B. DeCaluwe, Nadja C. Wielebnowski, JoGayle Howard, Katharine M. Pelican, Mary Ann Ottinger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: anxiety, behavior tests, fecal hormone monitoring, felids, mirror image stimulation test, stress

2013

Mood and anxiety disorders in chimpanzees (pan troglodytes): A response to Rosati et al. (2012)

Authors: Hope Ferdowsian, Debra Durham, Martin Brüne

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: animal captivity, anxiety, chimpanzees, experimental ethics, experimental subjects, major depression, mental disorders, mental-health, posttraumatic stress disorder

2013

Pair-bonding and companion recognition in domestic donkeys, Equus asinus

Authors: Leigh M. A. Murray, Katharine Byrne, Richard B. D’Eath

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: companion recognition, donkeys, pair-bonding, welfare, y-maze

2013

Prolonged Pain Research in Mice: Trends in Reference to the 3Rs

Authors: Jonathan Balcombe, Hope Ferdowsian, Lauren Briese

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: 3rs, mice, pain, trends

2013

Estrogenic plant consumption predicts red colobus monkey (Procolobus rufomitratus) hormonal state and behavior

Authors: Michael D. Wasserman, Colin A. Chapman, Katharine Milton, Jan F. Gogarten, Daniel J. Wittwer, Toni E. Ziegler

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, cortisol, environmental endocrinology, estradiol, grooming, herbivory, kibale national park, legume, mating, phytoestrogen

2012

Retrospective study of morbidity and mortality of captive jaguars (Panthera onca) in North America: 1982–2002

Authors: Katharine Hope, Sharon L. Deem

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: epistaxis, melengestrol-acetate exposure, musculoskeletal disease, reproductive disease

2006