Noninvasive fecal assays were used to study steroid metabolism and ovarian activity in
several felid species. Using the domestic cat (Felis catus) as a model, the excretory products of …

Measurement of glucocorticoid metabolites in feces has become an accepted method for
the noninvasive evaluation of adrenocortical activity. The objective of this study was to …

Social trauma: early disruption of attachment can affect the physiology, behaviour and
culture of animals and humans over generations.

Indicators of environmental adequacy relevant to the well‐being of small felids are developed
by examining, in 4 captive leopard cats, interrelationships between behavioral and …

Noninvasive fecal glucocorticoid analysis has tremendous potential as a means of assessing
stress associated with environmental disturbance in wildlife. However, interspecific …

Sixteen domestic cats were used to investigate the pituitary-adrenal, pituitary-gonadal and
behavioral consequences of an unpredictable handling and husbandry routine. After a 10-…

The North American clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) population is far from self‐sustaining.
Breeding success is poor and behavioral problems (ie, fur‐plucking, tail‐chewing, …

Electroejaculate traits, testicular volume, and circulating FSH, LH, and testosterone
concentrations were compared between two populations of domestic cats consistently producing …

Three domestic cats were given im injections of 3 H‐cortisol to determine the time course
and relative proportion of excreted 3 H‐cortisol metabolites into urine and feces. Most urinary …

Zoo Biology 24: 215–232 (2005) c 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc. that were kept together every day.
For white rhinos, significantly lower mean corticoids were found for individuals that rated …