The ethical assessment of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in wildlife conservation
Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation
Keywords: animal welfare, assisted reproductive technologies (art), biodiversity conservation, conservation ethics, Ethical assessment, research ethics
2024
An Ethical Assessment Tool (ETHAS) to Evaluate the Application of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Mammals’ Conservation: The Case of the Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, assisted reproductive technologies, conservation ethics, ethical review process, ethical risk assessment, ethical self-assessment, northern white rhinoceros
2021
Rewinding the process of mammalian extinction
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: assisted reproductive technologies (art), biodiversity, conservation, endangered species, gametes, induced pluripotent stem cells (ipscs), public awareness, rhinoceros
2016
Ultrasonographic monitoring of fetal development in unrestrained bonobos (Pan paniscus) at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: positive reinforcement, pregnancy test, prenatal growth, reproduction, ultrasound
2011
Ovarian Ultrasonography Correlated with Fecal Progestins and Estradiol During the Estrous Cycle and Early Pregnancy in Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi)
Publication/Journal: Biology of Reproduction
Keywords: corpus luteum, estradiol, follicle, noninvasive monitoring, ovary, progesterone
2009
Skewed birth sex ratio and premature mortality in elephants
Publication/Journal: Animal Reproduction Science
Keywords: conservation, elephas maximus, endangered species, loxodonta africana, reproduction
2009
Sonomorphology of the reproductive tract in male and pregnant and non-pregnant female Rothschild’s giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rotschildi)
Publication/Journal: Theriogenology
Keywords: corpus luteum, giraffe, male accessory sex glands, ovaries, ultrasound
2009
Comparative endocrine investigations in three bear species based on urinary steroid metabolites and volatiles
Publication/Journal: Theriogenology
Keywords: bear, non-invasive, pheromone, reproduction
2006
Effect of egg-phosphatidylcholine on the chilling sensitivity and lipid phase transition of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) spermatozoa
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: chilling injury, elephas maximus, lipid phase transition, liposomes, spermatozoa
2005
Successful artificial insemination of an Asian elephant at the National Zoological Park
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: assisted reproduction, hormones, lh, pregnancy, ultrasound
2004