Recent progress in spermatology contributing to the knowledge and conservation of rare and endangered species

P Comizzoli, WV Holt - Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, 2022 - annualreviews.org
There is a remarkable diversity in the animal kingdom regarding mechanisms underlying the
production, maturation, structure, and function of sperm cells. Spermatology studies …

Musth and sexual selection in elephants: A review of signalling properties and potential fitness consequences

CA LaDue, BA Schulte, WK Kiso, EW Freeman - Behaviour, 2021 - brill.com
Sexual selection mediated by multimodal signals is common among polygynous species,
including seasonally breeding mammals. Indirect benefit models provide plausible …

Reproductive health assessment of female elephants in North American zoos and association of husbandry practices with reproductive dysfunction in African …

JL Brown, S Paris, NA Prado-Oviedo, CL Meehan… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
As part of a multi-institutional study of zoo elephant welfare, we evaluated female elephants
managed by zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and applied …

Management factors affecting adrenal glucocorticoid activity of tourist camp elephants in Thailand and implications for elephant welfare

P Bansiddhi, JL Brown, J Khonmee, T Norkaew… - PLOS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Elephant camps are among the most popular destinations in Thailand for tourists from many
countries. A wide range of management strategies are used by these camps, which can …

Effects of physiological changes and social life events on adrenal glucocorticoid activity in female zoo-housed Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

SS Glaeser, KL Edwards, N Wielebnowski, JL Brown - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Ensuring good health and welfare is an increasingly important consideration for
conservation of endangered species and includes breeding of individuals managed under …

Evaluation of Demographics and Social Life Events of Asian (Elephas maximus) and African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) in North American Zoos

NA Prado-Oviedo, MK Bonaparte-Saller, EJ Malloy… - PloS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
This study quantified social life events hypothesized to affect the welfare of zoo African and
Asian elephants, focusing on animals that were part of a large multi-disciplinary, multi …

Behavioral characterization of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): Defining progressive stages of male sexual behavior in in-situ and ex-situ populations

CA LaDue, RPG Vandercone, WK Kiso… - Applied Animal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Complementary studies of wild and zoo-housed animals offer insight into behavioral
variation across a range of conditions including the context under which various behaviors …

Body condition and adrenal glucocorticoid activity affects metabolic marker and lipid profiles in captive female elephants in Thailand

T Norkaew, JL Brown, P Bansiddhi, C Somgird… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Studies in western zoo elephants have found relationships between body condition and
physiological function, and identified mitigating management strategies to optimize health …

Comparative ovarian function and reproductive monitoring of endangered mammals

JL Brown - Theriogenology, 2018 - Elsevier
The ability to track gonadal function is facilitated by the use of endocrine and ultrasound
techniques, both of which are important tools for optimizing reproduction and ensuring …

[HTML][HTML] Supporting zoo Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) welfare and herd dynamics with a more complex and expanded habitat

SS Glaeser, D Shepherdson, K Lewis, N Prado… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ensuring good health and welfare is an increasingly important consideration for
conservation of endangered species, whether free-ranging or managed to varying degrees …