Using non-invasive faecal hormone metabolite monitoring to detect reproductive patterns, seasonality and pregnancy in red river hogs (Potamochoerus porcus)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: enzyme immunoassay (eia), faecal hormone metabolite, red river hogs, reproduction
2016
Alternative reproductive tactics in female striped mice: Solitary breeders have lower corticosterone levels than communal breeders
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: cooperative breeding, endocrinology, glucocorticoid, oestrogen, plural breeding, single breeder, social environment, social flexibility, social organisation, sociality
2015
Assessment of the reproductive physiology of the potto (Perodicticus potto) through fecal hormone metabolite analyses and trans-abdominal ultrasonography
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: elisa, lorisid, reproduction, ultrasonography, wildlife endocrinology
2015
Assessment of the reproductive status of female veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus) using hormonal, behavioural and physical traits
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: chamaeleo calyptratus, fecal hormones, follicular stasis, reproductive cycle, ultrasonography, veiled chameleon
2015
Coat and claws as new matrices for noninvasive long-term cortisol assessment in dogs from birth up to 30 days of age
Publication/Journal: Theriogenology
Keywords: 3rd trimester, biomarker, chronic stress, claw, coat, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone, dog, glucocorticoids, hair cortisol, marker, newborn, parturition, pregnancy, progesterone, reproductive biology, veterinary sciences
2015
The effect of fluphenazine decanoate on glucocorticoid production, reproductive cyclicity, and the behavioral stress response in the Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: cortisol, estrous cycle, long-acting neuroleptics, ovulation, progesterone, restraint
2015
Fecal Concentrations of Cortisol, Testosterone, and Progesterone in Cotton-Top Tamarins Housed in Different Zoological Parks: Relationships Among Physiological Data, Environmental Conditions, and Behavioral Patterns
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: cortisol, progesterone, tamarins, testosterone, zoos
2014
The maintenance and termination of maternal behavior in rabbits: Involvement of suckling and progesterone
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: lactation, mammary gland, oxytocin, prolactin, uterus, weaning
2014
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
Hormonal and Behavioral Variation in Pied Tamarins Housed in Different Management Conditions
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: behavior, cortisol, fecal hormonal analysis, progesterone, testosterone
2013