Non-invasive assessment of fecal glucocorticoid and androgen metabolites in the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology
Keywords: acth challenge, cortisol, enzyme immunoassay (eia), Fecal steroid hormone metabolites, Pygmy hippo, testosterone
2023
Opportunity for female mate choice improves reproductive outcomes in the conservation breeding program of the eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behavioural compatibility, genetic compatibility, mate choice, mate preference, olfactory communication
2018
Associations between temperament and gene polymorphisms in the brain dopaminergic system and the adrenal gland of sheep
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: cyp17, dopamine receptor, glucocorticoid, monoamine oxidase, stress
2016
A retrospective analysis of mortality in captive pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) from 1912 to 2014
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: encephalomyocarditis virus (emcv), leptospirosis, obesity, pathology, polycystic kidney disease (pkd), stillbirth
2016
Effect of partial covering of the visitor viewing area window on positioning and orientation of zoo orangutans: A preference test
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: human-animal interactions, orangutans, preference, zoo visitors
2015
Metabolic rate and body size are linked with perception of temporal information
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: comparative analysis, critical flicker fusion, evolutionary ecology, predator–prey, temporal resolution
2013
Offspring sex, current and previous reproduction affect feeding behaviour in wild eastern grey kangaroos
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: age, eastern grey kangaroo, foraging behaviour, foraging effort, inter-annual variation, lactation, macropus-giganteus, mammal, offspring sex, reproduction
2013
Why do vultures have bald heads? The role of postural adjustment and bare skin areas in thermoregulation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology
Keywords: bare skin areas, griffon vulture, heat loss, thermoregulation
2008
Applying the Heat to Research Techniques for Species Conservation
Publication/Journal: Conservation Biology
Keywords: conservation biology, ethics, methodology, research techniques
2007
African elephant home range and habitat selection in Pongola Game Reserve, South Africa
Publication/Journal: African Zoology
Keywords: elephant, habitat selection, range use, seasonal range
2006