Annual fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in pregnant and pseudopregnant polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in North American zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: cortisol, eia, polar bear, pregnancy test, seasonality, stress
2018
Integrating trans-abdominal ultrasonography with fecal steroid metabolite monitoring to accurately diagnose pregnancy and predict the timing of parturition in the red panda (Ailurus fulgens styani)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: carnivore reproduction, delayed implantation, embryonic diapause, non-invasive monitoring, pseudopregnancy, wildlife
2017
Safewalk: Improving Enrichment and Adoption Rates for Shelter Dogs by Changing Human Behavior
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: dogs, enrichment, human behavior, shelter, shelter dogs
2017
Tree cover and injurious feather-pecking in commercial flocks of free-range laying hens: a follow up
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, free range, injurious feather-pecking, laying hens, plumage damage, tree cover
2016
Use of urinary biomarkers of ovarian function and altrenogest supplementation to enhance captive breeding success in the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: estrogen conjugates, estrous cycle, pregnancy, progesterone metabolites, progesterone supplementation, silent estrus
2014
Sexual maturation in the sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: follicle, pregnane, progesterone, testosterone, ultrasonography
2013
Canopy cover is correlated with reduced injurious feather pecking in commercial flocks of free-range laying hens
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, canopy cover, free range, injurious feather-pecking, laying hens, range cover
2011
A non-intrusive method of assessing plumage condition in commercial flocks of laying hens
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, feather pecking, feather score, non-intrusive technique, plumage damage, sample size
2006
Comparative analysis of gonadal and adrenal activity in the black and white rhinoceros in North America by noninvasive endocrine monitoring
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: adrenal activity, androgens, ceratotherium simum, corticoids, diceros-bicornis, estrogens, fecal steroids, ovarian activity, pregnancy, progestogens, testicular activity
2001
Non-invasive treatments of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone for inducing spermiation in American (Bufo americanus) and Gulf Coast (Bufo valliceps) toads
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: acetone, amphibian, dimethyl sulfoxide, glyceryl monocaprylate, sperm
2001