URINARY CORTICOSTERONE CONCENTRATIONS IN FREE-RANGING AND MANAGED CANE TOADS (RHINELLA MARINA)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Keywords: amphibians, cane toad, urinary corticosterone, welfare
2021
Longitudinal fecal hormone monitoring of adrenocortical function in zoo housed fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) during institutional transfers and breeding introductions
Publication/Journal: PloS One
Keywords: animal welfare, breeding introductions, captivity, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, fishing cat, transfers, zoo
2020
Evaluation of management in North American zoos to enhance breeding success of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) ex situ population
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, ex situ conservation, ex situ husbandry, felids, reproductive behavior
2019
Central oxytocin receptors mediate mating-induced partner preferences and enhance correlated activation across forebrain nuclei in male prairie voles
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: functional connectivity, immediate-early gene, monogamy, pair-bonding, social attachment, social decision-making network
2016
Neural mechanisms of mother–infant bonding and pair bonding: Similarities, differences, and broader implications
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: amygdala, dopamine, medial preoptic area, monogamy, nucleus accumbens, oxytocin, social attachment, vasopressin, ventral pallidum
2016
Drinker to Nursery Pigs Ratio: Effects on Drinking Behavior and Performance
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: drinking, pigs, water intake
2009
The effects of prey species on food conversion efficiency and growth of an insectivorous lizard
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: diet, nutrition, reptile, sceloporus occidentalis, western fence lizard
2008
Reproductive and thyroid hormone profiles in captive Western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) after a period of brumation
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: brumation, captivity, estradiol, reproduction, sceloporus, testosterone, thyroxine, triiodothyronine
2008
Non-invasive fecal hormone analysis and behavioral observations for monitoring stress responses in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: cortisol, dominance hierarchies, fecal glucocorticoid, radioimmunoassay
2005
Active immunization against gonadotropin-releasing hormone in female white-tailed deer
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: antibody titers, estrous cycle, fertility-control, odocoileus virginianus, ovulation, wildlife contraception
1999