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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
32
Citations
4081
World Ranking
2119
National Ranking
23

Best Publications

  • Comparison of different enzymeimmunoassays for assessment of adrenocortical activity in primates based on fecal analysis

    M. Heistermann;R. Palme;A. Ganswindt

  • Non-invasive assessment of adrenocortical function in the male African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and its relation to musth.

    A Ganswindt;R Palme;M Heistermann;S Borragan

  • Assessment of testicular endocrine function in captive African elephants by measurement of urinary and fecal androgens

    Andre Ganswindt;Michael Heistermann;Santiago Borragan;J. Keith Hodges

  • Influence of reproductive season and rank on fecal glucocorticoid levels in free-ranging male Verreaux's sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi)

    Claudia Fichtel;Cornelia Kraus;André Ganswindt;Michael Heistermann

  • The sexually active states of free-ranging male African elephants (Loxodonta africana): defining musth and non-musth using endocrinology, physical signals, and behavior

    André Ganswindt;Henrik B. Rasmussen;Henrik B. Rasmussen;Michael Heistermann;J. Keith Hodges

  • Visualizing sound emission of elephant vocalizations: evidence for two rumble production types

    Angela S. Stoeger;Gunnar Heilmann;Matthias Zeppelzauer;André Ganswindt

  • Concentrations of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in physically injured free-ranging African elephants Loxodonta africana

    André Ganswindt;André Ganswindt;Stefanie Münscher;Michelle Henley;Michelle Henley;Rupert Palme

  • A case study: fecal corticosteroid and behavior as indicators of welfare during relocation of an Asian elephant.

    Nicole Laws;Andre Ganswindt;Michael Heistermann;Moira Harris

  • Visualizing sound emission of elephant vocalizations: evidence for two rumble production types.

    Angela S. Stoeger;Gunnar Heilmann;Matthias Zeppelzauer;André Ganswindt;André Ganswindt

  • Physical, physiological, and behavioral correlates of musth in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana).

    André Ganswindt;Michael Heistermann;Keith Hodges

  • Endocrine and behavioral changes in male African elephants: Linking hormone changes to sexual state and reproductive tactics

    Henrik B. Rasmussen;Andre Ganswindt;Iain Douglas-Hamilton;Fritz Vollrath;Fritz Vollrath

  • The impact of ecological variability on the reproductive endocrinology of wild female African elephants.

    George Wittemyer;André Ganswindt;Keith Hodges

  • International Society for Wildlife Endocrinology: the future of endocrine measures for reproductive science, animal welfare and conservation biology

    André Ganswindt;André Ganswindt;Janine L. Brown;Elizabeth W. Freeman;Andrew J. Kouba

  • Endocrine correlates of musth and the impact of ecological and social factors in free-ranging African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

    André Ganswindt;Stefanie Muenscher;Michelle Henley;Michelle Henley;Steve Henley;Steve Henley

  • Measurement of concentrations of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in free-ranging African elephants within the Kruger National ParK

    Jozua Jakobus Viljoen;Jozua Jakobus Viljoen;Andre Ganswindt;Rupert Palme;Hendrik C. Reynecke;Hendrik C. Reynecke

  • Glucocorticoid Stress Responses of Reintroduced Tigers in Relation to Anthropogenic Disturbance in Sariska Tiger Reserve in India.

    Subhadeep Bhattacharjee;Vinod Kumar;Mithileshwari Chandrasekhar;Manjari Malviya

  • Behavioural inventory of the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

    Peter A Seeber;Isabelle Ciofolo;André Ganswindt;André Ganswindt

  • Determining Adrenocortical Activity as a Measure of Stress in African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Based on Faecal Analysis

    Andre Ganswindt;Andre Ganswindt;A.S.W. Tordiffe;E. Stam;M.J. Howitt

  • Non-invasive assessment of adrenocortical function in captive Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus).

    Stefanie Birgit Ganswindt;Jan G. Myburgh;Elissa Z. Cameron;Andre Ganswindt

  • Physiological stress response of African elephants to wildlife tourism in Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

    Isabelle D. Szott;Yolanda Pretorius;Andre Ganswindt;Andre Ganswindt;Nicola F. Koyama

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