Diurnal and Nocturnal Activity Time Budgets of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in a Zoological Park

Authors: D. E. Lukacs, M. Poulin, H. Besenthal, O. C. Fad, S. P. Miller, J. L. Atkinson, E. J Finegan

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: animal management, asian elephant, behavior, elephas maximus, husbandry, thermoregulation, welfare

2016

Technology at the Zoo: The Influence of a Touchscreen Computer on Orangutans and Zoo Visitors

Authors: B. M. Perdue, A. W. Clay, D. E. Gaalema, T. L. Maple, T. S. Stoinski

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: attitudes, computer, on-exhibit, orangutans, technology, touchscreen, zoo visitor

2012

Animal play and animal welfare

Authors: Suzanne D. E. Held, Marek Spinka

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: animal play, animal welfare, captive animal

2011

Photoperiod manipulation to increase the productivity of black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) and Siberian polecats (M. eversmanii)

Authors: H. A. Branvold, D. E. Biggins, J. H. Wimsatt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: endangered species, mustelid, reproduction

2003

Reproductive status of endemic felid species in Latin American zoos and implications for ex situ conservation

Authors: W. F. Swanson, W. E. Johnson, R. C. Cambre, S. B. Citino, K. B. Quigley, D. M. Brousset, R. N. Morais, N. Moreira, S. J. O'Brien, D. E. Wildt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding, cats, cortisol, cryopreservation, electroejaculation, exhibitry, nutrition, semen, testosterone

2003

Reproductive steroid hormones and ovarian activity in felids of the Leopardus genus

Authors: N. Moreira, E. L. A. Monteiro-Filho, W. Moraes, W. F. Swanson, L. H. Graham, O. L. Pasquali, M. L. F. Gomes, R. N. Morais, D. E. Wildt, J. L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: estrogens, estrous cycle, fecal steroids, non-invasive monitoring, ovarian activity, progestogens, reproduction

2001

Reproductive inefficiency in male black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes)

Authors: K. N. Wolf, D. E. Wildt, A. Vargas, P. E. Marinari, M. A. Ottinger, J. G. Howard

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, breeding, copulation, mustelid, semen

2000

A lameness scoring system that uses posture and gait to predict dairy cattle reproductive performance

Authors: D. J. Sprecher, D. E. Hostetler, J. B. Kaneene

Publication/Journal: Theriogenology

Keywords: bovine, farm animals, gait, lameness, posture, reproductive efficiency

1997

Reproductive status of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in North American Zoos: The benefits of physiological surveys for strategic planning

Authors: D. E. Wildt, J. L. Brown, M. Bush, M. A. Barone, K. A. Cooper, J. Grisham, J. G. Howard

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: assisted reproduction, follicle, hormone, ovary, reproductive-performance, semen, sperm

1993

Assessment of oocytes retrieved from stimulated and unstimulated ovaries of pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) as a model to enhance the genetic diversity of captive lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus)

Authors: M. R. Cranfield, N. Schaffer, B. D. Bavister, N. Berger, D. E. Boatman, S. Kempske, N. Miner, M. Panos, J. Adams, P. M. Morgan

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: human menopausal gonadotrophin, lion-tailed macaque, natural cycles, oocytes, pig-tailed macaque, pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin

1989