Social bonds in a flock bird: Species differences and seasonality in social structure in captive flamingo flocks over a 12-month period
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: associations, behaviour, flamingo, non-random relationships, social network analysis
2017
Does corticosterone regulate the onset of breeding in free-living birds?: The CORT-Flexibility Hypothesis and six potential mechanisms for priming corticosteroid function
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: corticosterone, glucocorticoid receptor, gonadotropin inhibitory hormone, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, mineralocorticoid receptor, reproduction, seasonality
2016
Relationships between temperament, feeding behaviour, social interactions, and stress in lambs adapting to a feedlot environment
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cortisol, feeding behaviour, feedlot, growth, lambs, temperament
2016
Stress impairs new but not established relationships in seasonally social voles
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: affiliation, corticosterone, meadow vole, microtus pennsylvanicus, partner preference, seasonality, social behavior, stress
2016
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
Nuisances and welfare of free-roaming cats in urban settings and their association with cat reproduction
Publication/Journal: Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Keywords: free-roaming cats, neutering, nuisance, population dynamics, public health, trap-neuter-return, welfare
2015
Reproductive activity in the peninsular pronghorn determined from excreted gonadal steroid metabolites
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: estrus, fecal hormone, pregnancy, seasonality, validation
2015
Environmental, biological, and social factors influencing fecal adrenal steroid concentrations in female Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, glucocorticoids, macaca fuscata, seasonality, stress
2014
Semen characterization, seasonality of production, and in vitro sperm quality after chilled storage and cryopreservation in the king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: avian, casa, directional freezing, genome bank, morphology, penguin, sperm cryopreservation
2014
Stress, captivity, and reproduction in a wild bird species
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: captivity, corticosterone, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis, seasonality
2014