Conservation | Asian Elephants | Research Papers | Reintroductions

Research done at African Lion Safari by past & present staff 1976 to Present

STUDY PAPERS CONDUCTED ON VARIOUS BIRDS

"Breeding Behaviours of Macaws"
(a biology thesis) University of Waterloo, by Alison Neilson with Professor Kit Kovacs

"Handedness in Macaws"
(study paper) Sault College of Applied Arts & Technology, School of Sciences & Natural Resources, by Anita Chenier

"Olfactory Detection of Food in Turkey Vultures"
(study paper) University of Guelph, by Jill Marvin

"Eye Structure of Raptors"
University of Waterloo, Optomology Department, by Dr. Adrian Glasser

"Breeding & Training The Intelligent Macaws"
Canadian Parrot Symposium 1990 - Durham Agricultural Society of Ontario, paper presented by Carole Precious

"Exercise as a Key to Breeding Captive Birds"
American Waterfowl Association - Annual Conference 1993 - Niagara Falls, New York - paper presented by Carole Precious

"The Need for Exercise in Captive Parrots"
Canadian Parrot Symposium 1994 - paper presented by Carole Precious

STUDY PAPERS CONDUCTED ON VARIOUS ANIMALS

"Study of the Behaviour of Free Ranging Captive Cheetah"
by John B. Harman - York University, Professor Gordon R. Lowther 1976

"Energy metabolism and nitrogen retention in captive infant Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)"
proceedings of the 7th Annual Elephant Workshop, Calgary, Alberta, Sept. 25-27, pg. 43-47 - by CA Niemuller - 1986

"Digestibility and metabolizable energy of diets for captive tigers" Tigers of the World. The biology, biopolitics, management and conservation of an endangered species
Ed. R.L. Tilson and U.S. Seal, Noyes, Publication, Park Ridge, pg. 161-166 - by MK Hackenberger, JL Atkinson, CA Niemuller and RF Florkiewicz 1987

"Diet Digestibilites and Ingesta Transit Times of Captive Asian (Elephas maximus) & African (Loxodonta africana) Elephants
a thesis presented to The University of Guelph - by Michael Kurt Hackenberger - 1988

"A preliminary report on musth in male Asian elephants"
proceedings of the 9th Annual Elephant Workshop, Jacksonville, Florida, Dec. 6-8, pg. 21-26 - by CA Niemuller, CS Gray and RM Liptrap - 1988

"Musth in the Asian elephant (elephas maximus)"
J. Repro. Fert. Abstract Series 3:41, by CA Niemuller, RM Liptrap - 1989

"Aspects of reproduction in Asian and African elephants"
proceedings of the 4th Elephant Keepers Workshop, Port Lympe, Hythe, Kent, U.K. Sept. 26, pg. 6-14, by CA Niemuller 1990

"Longitudinal study of haematological and biochemical constituents in blood of the Asian elephant"
Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 96A(1):131-134 - by CA Niemuller, PA Gentry and RM Liptrap - 1990

"Hormonal & Biochemical Changes Associated With Musth in Captive Asian Elephants"
faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Guelph - by CA Niemuller - 1990

"Altered androstenedione to testosterone ratios and LH concentrations during musth in the captive male Asian elephant"
J. Repro. Fert. 91:139-146 by CA Niemuller and RM Liptrap - 1991

American Association of Zoo Veterinarians - Journal of Zoo & Wildlife Medicine 1991 - Investigation of Infertility in a Male Cheetah - by Graham J. Crawshaw, PHD and Karen L. Goodrowe, PHD

"Non-ivasive monitoring of reproductive status in Asian and African elephants by measurement of urinary pregnanetriol"
proceedings of the International Symposium Ungulates 91, Toulouse, France, Sept. 2-6, pg. 649 by CA Niemuller, JK Hodges and JH Shaw - 1991

"Measurement of urinary pregnanetriol for the determination of reproductive activity in Asian and African elephants"
NCRR conference, Nairobi, Kenya, May 3-9 - by CA Niemuller, JH Shaw, JK Hodges - 1992

"Measurement of urinary gestagen metabolites for monitoring ovarian function in Asian and African elephants"
J. Repro Fert. Abstract Series 9:45 - by CA Niemuller, JH Shaw, JK Hodges - 1992

"Non-invasive monitoring of ovarian function in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) by measurement of pregnanetriol"
J. Repro. Fert. 99:617-625 by CA Niemuller, JK Shaw and JK Hodges - 1993

"Preferential binding of activin-A by activated conformations of "2-macroglobulin"
Experimental Biology '95, Atlanta, April 1995, submitted - by CA Niemuller, K Randall, DJ Webb, SL Gonias, J LaMarre - 1995

"Diet Digestibilites and Ingesta Transit Times of Captive Asian (Elephas maximus) & African (Loxodonta africana)"
Elephants, a thesis presented to The University of Guelph - by Michael Kurt Hackenberger

"Development of sex selection protocols for African and Asian elephant sperm"
Deborah Olson, Indianapolis Zoo, et al

"Developing A Gonadotropin Induction Regimen for Artificial Insemination in the Tiger"
Dr. Laura Graham

"Liquid Storage of Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) sperm at 4 C"
Animal Reproduction Sciences 80 (2004) by L.H. Graham, J. Bando, C. Gray, M.M. Buhr