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Animal Science and Veterinary
USA
2023

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
71
Citations
17065
World Ranking
153
National Ranking
48

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award

Overview

Janine L. Brown is affiliated with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Within these broader areas, they have contributed extensively to the subfields of Small Animals, Genetics, Ecology, Animal Science and Zoology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The main topics of Janine L. Brown's work include Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock.

Frequent publication venues for Janine L. Brown include:

  • Animals
  • Conservation Physiology
  • PLoS ONE
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Recent papers published by Janine L. Brown feature notable studies in the area of DNA methylation and epigenetics, as well as animal welfare. Some of their recent publications are:

  • Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues, 2023, Nature Aging
  • Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • DNA methylation networks underlying mammalian traits, 2023, Science
  • Epigenetic clock and methylation studies in elephants, 2021, Aging Cell
  • Welfare Assessment and Activities of Captive Elephants in Thailand, 2020, Animals

Janine L. Brown often collaborates with a number of co-authors, with frequent collaborators including:

  • Chatchote Thitaram
  • Katie L. Edwards
  • Veerasak Punyapornwithaya
  • Natalia A. Prado
  • Korakot Nganvongpanit

Best Publications

  • A generalized fecal glucocorticoid assay for use in a diverse array of nondomestic mammalian and avian species.

    Samuel K. Wasser;Kathleen E. Hunt;Janine L. Brown;Kathy Cooper

  • Reproductive and genetic consequences of founding isolated lion populations

    David E. Wildt;Mitchell Bush;K. L. Goodrowe;Craig Packer

  • Comparative aspects of steroid hormone metabolism and ovarian activity in felids measured noninvasively in feces

    Janine L. Brown;Samuel K. Wasser;Samuel K. Wasser;David E. Wildt;Laura H. Graham;Laura H. Graham

  • Behavioral and physiological correlates of stress in laboratory cats

    Kathy Carlstead;Janine L. Brown;William Strawn

  • Noninvasive assessment of adrenal activity associated with husbandry and behavioral factors in the North American clouded leopard population

    Nadja C. Wielebnowski;Norah Fletchall;Kathy Carlstead;Juan M. Busso

  • Noninvasive monitoring of adrenocortical activity in carnivores by fecal glucocorticoid analyses.

    K. M. Young;S. L. Walker;C. Lanthier;W. T. Waddell

  • Behavioral and adrenocortical responses to environmental changes in leopard cats (Felis bengalensis)

    Kathy J. Carlstead;Janine L. Brown;John Seidensticker

  • TERATOSPERMIC AND NORMOSPERMIC DOMESTIC CATS: EJACULATE TRAITS, PITUITARY-GONADAL HORMONES, AND IMPROVEMENT OF SPERMATOZOAL MOTILITY AND MORPHOLOGY AFTER SWIM-UP PROCESSING

    JoGayle Howard;Janine L. Brown;R. Mitchell Bush;David E. Wildt

  • Cortisol metabolism in the domestic cat and implications for non-invasive monitoring of adrenocortical function in endangered felids

    Laura H. Graham;Janine L. Brown

  • Relationships between patterns of Fecal corticoid excretion and behavior, reproduction, and environmental factors in captive black (Diceros bicornis) and white (Ceratotherium simum) rhinoceros

    Kathy Carlstead;Janine L. Brown

  • REPRODUCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF MALE FLORIDA PANTHERS: COMPARATIVE STUDIES FROM FLORIDA, TEXAS, COLORADO, LATIN AMERICA, AND NORTH AMERICAN ZOOS

    Mark A. Barone;Melody E. Roelke;JoGayle Howard;Janine L. Brown

  • Comparative endocrinology of domestic and nondomestic felids

    Janine L. Brown

  • Reproductive endocrine monitoring of elephants: An essential tool for assisting captive management

    Janine L. Brown

  • Excretory fate of estradiol and progesterone in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and patterns of fecal steroid concentrations throughout the estrous cycle.

    S.K. Wasser;S. Papageorge;C. Foley;J.L. Brown

  • Reproductive activity in captive female cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) assessed by faecal steroids

    J. L. Brown;D. E. Wildt;N. Wielebnowski;K. L. Goodrowe

  • Comparative Analysis of Gonadal and Adrenal Activity in the Black and White Rhinoceros in North America by Noninvasive Endocrine Monitoring

    Janine L. Brown;Astrid C. Bellem;Michael Fouraker;David E. Wildt

  • A comparative analysis of ejaculate and hormonal characteristics of the captive male cheetah, tiger, leopard, and puma

    D. E. Wildt;Lyndsay Phillips;L. G. Simmons;P. K. Chakraborty

  • Nursing enhances the negative effect of estrogen on LH release in the cow.

    B. Acosta;G. K. Tarnavsky;T. E. Platt;D. L. Hamernik

  • Impact of social management on reproductive, adrenal and behavioural activity in the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

    Nadja C. Wielebnowski;Karen Ziegler;David E. Wildt;John Lukas

  • Elephant breakdown: Social trauma: Early disruption of attachment can affect the physiology, behaviour and culture of animals and humans over generations.

    G. A. Bradshaw;Allan N. Schore;Janine L. Brown;Joyce H. Poole

  • Social factors influence ovarian acyclicity in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana).

    Elizabeth W. Freeman;Elizabeth W. Freeman;Greg Guagnano;Deborah Olson;Mike Keele

  • Reproductive status of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in North American Zoos: The benefits of physiological surveys for strategic planning

    D. E. Wildt;J. L. Brown;M. Bush;M. A. Barone

  • Female reproductive cycles of wild female felids

    Janine L. Brown

  • Comparative endocrinology of cycling and non-cycling Asian (Elephas maximus) and African (Loxodonta africana) elephants

    Janine L Brown;Susan L Walker;Tanya Moeller

  • Urinary monitoring of adrenal responses to psychological stressors in domestic and nondomestic felids

    Kathy Carlstead;Janine L. Brown;Steven L. Monfort;Richard Killens

  • Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues

    Ake T. Lu;Zhe Fei;Amin Haghani

  • Assessment of Body Condition in African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) Elephants in North American Zoos and Management Practices Associated with High Body Condition Scores

    Kari A. Morfeld;Cheryl L. Meehan;Jennifer N. Hogan;Janine L. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

David E. Wildt
David E. Wildt Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Steven L. Monfort
Steven L. Monfort Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
William V. Holt
William V. Holt University of Sheffield
Frank Göritz
Frank Göritz Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
John R. Speakman
John R. Speakman University of Aberdeen
Samuel K. Wasser
Samuel K. Wasser University of Washington
Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University
David B. Allison
David B. Allison Indiana University
Jesús E. Maldonado
Jesús E. Maldonado Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Ben Colenbrander
Ben Colenbrander Utrecht University

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