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Tardif, S.D., M. Power, O.T. Oftedal, R.A. Power and D.G. Layne (2001) Lactation, maternal behavior and infant growth in common marmoset monkeys (Callithrix jacchus): Effects of maternal size and litter size. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 51, 17–25.

Tardif, S., C. Jaquish, D. Layne, K. Bales, M. Power, R. Power and O. Oftedal (1998) Growth variation in common marmoset monkeys (Callithrix jacchus) fed a purified diet: relation to care-giving and weaning behaviors. Laboratory Animal Science 48, 264–269.

Tarof, S. A., B. J. M. Stutchbury, W. H. Piper and R. C. Fleischer (1998) Does breeding density covary with extra-pair fertilizations in Hooded Warblers? Journal of Avian Biology 29, 145–154.

Tarof, S.A, B.J. Stutchbury and G.F. Bennett (1997) Low infection prevalence of blood parasites in hooded warblers. Journal of Field Ornithology 68(1), 75–78.

Tarr, C., J. D. Ballou, M. P. Morin and S. Conant (2001) Microsatellite variation in simulated and natural founder populations of the Laysan finch (Telespiza cantans). Conservation Genetics 1(2), 135–146.

Tarr, C. L., S. Conant and R. C. Fleischer (1998) Founder events and variation at microsatellite loci in an insular passerine bird, the Laysan finch (Telespiza cantans). Molecular Ecology 7, 719–731.

Tarr, C.L. and R.C. Fleischer (1998) Primers for polymorphic GT microsatellites isolated from the Mariana crow, Corvus kubaryi. Molecular Ecology 7(2), 253–255.

Taylor, S. S., Leonard, M. L., Boness, D. J. and Majluf, P. (2002) Foraging in Humboldt penguins during the chick-rearing period: general patterns, sex differences, and recommendations to reduce incidental catches in fishing nets. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80, 700–707.

Taylor, S.S., Leonard, M.L. and Boness, D.J. (2001) Aggressive nest intrusions by single male Humboldt penguins. Condor 103, 162–165.

Taylor, S.S., Leonard, M.L., Boness, D.J. and Majluf, P. (2001) Foraging trip duration increases for Humboldt penguins tagged with time-depth recorders. Journal of Avian Biology 32(4), 369–372.

Tell, L.A., D.K. Nichols, W.P. Fleming and M. Bush (1997) Cryptococcosis in tree shrews (Tupaia tana and Tupaia minor) and elephant shrews (Macroscelides proboscides). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 28(2), 175–181.

Terio, K.S., J.L. Brown, R. Moreland and L. Munson (2002) Comparison of different drying and storage methods on quantifiable concentrations of fecal steroids in the cheetah. Zoo Biol. 21, 215–222.

Terio, K.A., S.B. Citino and J.L. Brown (1999) Fecal corticoid metabolite analysis for non-invasive monitoring of adrenocortical function in the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 30(4), 484–491.

Thompson, K.V. and S.L. Monfort (1999) Synchronisation of oestrous cycles in sable antelope (Hippotragus niger). Animal Reproduction Science 57(3/4), 185–197.

Thompson, K.V., K.L. Mashburn and S.L. Monfort (1998) Characterization of estrous cyclicity in the sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) through fecal progestagen monitoring. Gen. Comp. Endo. 112, 129–137.

Tilden, C.D. and O.T. Oftedal (1997) Milk composition reflects pattern of maternal care in prosimian primates. American Journal of Primatology 41(3), 195–211.

Tilson, R., P. Nyhus, P. Jackson, H. Quigley, M. Hornocker, J Ginsberg, D. Phemister, N. Sherman and J. Seidensticker, eds., (2000). Securing a Future for the World's Wild Tigers. Save The Tiger Fund, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Washington, D.C.

Valladares Padua, C., J. D. Ballou, C. S. Martins and L. Cullen, Jr (2002) Metapopulation management for the conservation of black lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) in the Atlantic Forest of the interior, Brazil. The Conservation Program of the Lion Tamarins. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.

Vega-Rivera, J.H., J.H. Rappole, W.J. McShea and C.A. Haas (1998) Wood thrush postfledging movements and habitat use in northern Virginia. Condor 100, 69–78.

Velloso, A., S.K. Wasser and S.L. Monfort (1998) The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) reproductive cycle as determined by fecal steroid monitoring. Gen. Comp. Endo. 112, 96–107.

Vidal, R. M., C. Macias Caballero and C. D. Duncan (1994) The occurrence and ecology of the Golden-cheeked Warbler in the highlands of Northern Chiapas, Mexico. Condor. 96, 684–691.

Viera Faria, Guilherme (2000) Diferencas nos Comportamentos de Forrageio Extractivo entre Mico Leoes Dourados (Leontopithecus rosalia Linnaeus 1766) Nascidos em Cativeiro Reintroduzidos e Sua Prole Nascida na Mata. Senior Undergraduate Thesis; Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense.

Viner, T.C., Nichols, D. and Montali, R.J. (2001) Malaria in Birds at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. 2001 Proceedings AAVZ, AAWV, ARAV, NAZWV Joint Conference, 68–70.

Wagner, R.H., M.D. Schug and E.S. Morton (1998) Studying paternity and paternal care: the value of negative results. Animal Behaviour 55(1), 239–240.

Wagner, R.H. and E.S. Morton (1997) Sexual selection for delayed size maturation in a bird exhibiting delayed plumage maturation. Journal of Avian Biology 28(2), 143–149.

Wagner, R.H., P. Davidar, M.D. Schug and E.S. Morton (1997) Do blood parasites affect paternity, provisioning and mate-guarding in purple martins? Condor 99(2), 520–523.

Walsh, T., C. Ernst, and A.F. Laemmerzahl (1999) Reproduction of the rufous-beaked snake, Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus (Colubridae, Lamphrophinae). The British Herpetological Society Bulletin 66, 19–25.

Walters, J., S. Beissinger, J. Fitzpatrick, R. Greenberg, R. Pulliam and P. Winkler (2001) The status and future of the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow. Auk.

Warkentin, I.G. and E. Morton (2000) Flocking and foraging behavior of wintering prothonotary warblers (Protonotaria citrea). Wilson Bulletin 112, 88–98.

Warkentin, I., R. Greenberg and J. Salgado Ortiz (1995) Songbird use of gallery woodland in recently cleared and older settled landscapes of the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico. Conservation Biology 9, 1095–1106.

Warren, C.D., P. Chaturvedi, A.R. Newburg, O.T. Oftedal, C.T. Tilden and D.S. Newburg (2001) Comparison of oligosaccharides in milk specimens from humans and twelve other species. In: Bioactive Components of Human Milk, pp. 325–332, D.S. Newburg, ed., New York, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Wasser, S.K., K.E. Hunt, J.L. Brown, K. Cooper, C.M. Crockett, U. Bechert, J.J. Millspaugh, S. Larson and S.L. Monfort (2000) A generalized fecal glucocorticoid assay for use in a diverse array of non-domestic mammalian and avian species. Gen. Comp. Endocr. 120, 260–275.

Weldon, P. J. & Burghardt, G. M. (2001) Deception (mimicry): an integral component of sexual signals. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 18, 228.

Weldon, P., Gorra, M. and Wood, W. (2000) Short-chain carboxylic acids from the anal glands of the binturong, Arctictis binturong. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 28, 903–4.

Weldon, P. (2000) Commentary: Avian chemical defense: Toxic birds not of a feather. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 97, 12948–9.

Weldon, P.J. and J.H. Rappole (1997) A survey of birds odorous or unpalatable to humans: possible indications of chemical defense. Journal of Chemical Ecology 23(11), 2609–2633.

Wells, R.S., Boness, D.J. and Rathbun, G. (1998) Behavior. In: The Biology of Marine Mammals, pp. 324–422, J.E. Reynolds, III and J.R. Twiss, Jr., eds., Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington, D.C.

Wemmer C., M. Rodden and C. Pickett (1997) Publication trends in Zoo Biology: a brief analysis of the first 15 years. Zoo Biology 16(1), 3–8.

Wemmer, C. (1997) The challenge of conserving large mammals, with an emphasis on deer. In: The science of overabundance: deer ecology and population management, pp 55–66, W.J. McShea, H.B. Underwood, and J.H. Rappole, eds., Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Wielebnowski, N.C., K. Ziegler, D.E. Wildt, J. Lukas and J.L. Brown (2002) Impact of social management on reproductive, adrenal and behavioural activity in the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). Anim. Cons. 5, 291–301.

Wielebnowski, N.C., N. Fletchall, K. Carlstead, J.M. Busso and J.L. Brown (2002) Non-invasive assessment of adrenal activity associated with husbandry and behavioral factors in the North American clouded leopard population. Zoo Biol. 21, 77–98.

Wielebnowski, N. and J.L. Brown (1998) Behavioral correlates of physiological estrus in cheetahs. Zoo Biol. 17, 193–209.

Wildt, D.E. More meaningful wildlife research by prioritizing science, linking disciplines and building capacity. In: Experimental Approaches to Conservation Biology, M. Gordon and S.M. Bartol, eds., University of California Press, Davis (in press).

Wildt, D.E., S. Ellis, D. Janssen and J. Buff (2002) Toward more effective reproductive science in conservation. In: Reproductive Sciences and Integrated Conservation, W.V. Holt, A. Pickard, J. Rodger and D.E. Wildt, eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Wildt, D.E. (2002) The role of reproductive technologies in zoos: past, present and future. International Zoo Yearbook (in press).

Wildt, D.E., J.L. Brown and J.G. Howard (2001) Role of reproductive sciences in carnivore conservation. In: Carnivore Conservation, pp. 359–371, J.L. Gittleman, S.M. Funk, D.W. Macdonald and R.K. Wayne, eds., Cambridge University Press, New York.

Wildt, D.E., S. Ellis and J.G. Howard (2001) Linkage of reproductive sciences: from ‘quick fix’ to ‘integrated’ conservation. In: Advances in Reproduction in Dogs, Cats and Exotic Carnivores, pp. 295–307, P.W. Concannon, G.C.W. England, W. Farstad, C. Linde-Forsberg, J.P. Verstegen and C. Doberska, eds., Journals of Reproduction and Fertility, Ltd., Colchester.

Wildt, D. E., Brown, J. L. and Howard, J. G. (2001). Role of reproductive sciences in carnivore conservation. In: Carnivore Conservation, pp. 359–371, J. L. Gittleman, S. M. Funk, D. W. MacDonald and R. K. Wayne, eds., Cambridge University Press: New York, NY.

Wildt, D.E. (2000) Genome resource banking for wildlife research, management and conservation. Inst. Lab. Anim. Res., Ntl. Res. Counc. 41, 228–234.

Wildt, D.E. and C. Wemmer (1998) Sex and wildlife: The role of reproductive biology in conservation. Biodiv. Conserv. 8, 965–976.

Wildt, D.E., J.L. Brown and W.F. Swanson (1998) Reproduction in cats. In: Encyclopedia of Reproduction, pp. 497–510, E. Knobil and J. Neill, eds. Academic Press, Inc., New York.

Wildt, D.E., J.L. Brown and W.F. Swanson (1998) Reproduction in cats. In: Encyclopedia of Reproduction, pp. 497–510, E. Knobil and J. Neil, eds. New York: Academic Press.

Wildt, D.E., K.N. Wolf and J.G. Howard (1998) Biopolitics, reproduction and conservation of endangered species. Biology of Reproduction, 23, M–6

Wildt, D.E., W.F. Rall, J.K. Critser, S.L. Monfort and U.S. Seal (1997) Genome resource banks. Bioscience 47(10), 689–698.

Wildt, D.E., W.F. Rall, J.K. Critser, S.L. Monfort and U.S. Seal (1997) Genome resource banks: ‘Living collections’ for biodiversity conservation. BioScience 47, 689–698.

Wildt, D.E. (1997) Genome resource banking: Impact on biotic conservation and society. In: Tissue Banking in Reproductive Biology, pp. 399–439, A.M. Karow and J. Critser, eds., Academic Press, Inc., New York.

Wildt, D.E. (1997) Genome Resource Banks. In: Yearbook of Science and Technology, pp. 24–26, S. Parker, ed., McGraw-Hill, New York.

Wildt, D.E. and T.L. Roth (1997) Assisted reproduction for managing and conserving threatened felids. International Zoo Yearbook 35, 164–172.

Winker, K., P. Escalante, J.H. Rappole, M.A. Ramos, R.J. Oehlenschlager and D.W. Warner (1997)  Periodic migration and lowland forest refugia in a "sedentary" Neotropical bird, Wetmore's bush-tanager. Conservation Biology 11(3), 692–697.

Wolf K.N., D.E. Wildt, A. Vargas, P.E. Marinari, J.S. Kreeger, M.A. Ottinger and J.G. Howard (2000) Age-dependent changes in sperm production, semen quality and testicular volume in black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes). Biology of Reproduction 63(1), 179–187.

Wolf, K.N., D.E. Wildt, A. Vargas, P.E. Marinari, J.S. Kreeger, M.A. Ottinger and J.G. Howard (2000) Age-dependent changes in sperm production, semen quality and testicular volume in the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes). Biol. Reprod. 63, 179–187.

Wolf, K.N., D.E. Wildt, A. Vargas, P.E. Marinari, M.A. Ottinger and J.G. Howard (2000) Reproductive inefficiency in male black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes). Zoo Biol. 19, 517–528.

Wolf, K.N., D.E. Wildt, A. Vargas, P. Marinari, L. Williamson, M.A. Ottinger, and J.G. Howard (1998) Journal of Andrology (Suppl. P–44), 79.

Wolfe, B.A., M. Bush, S.L. Monfort, S.L. Mumford, A. Pessier and R.J. Montali (1998) Abdominal lipomatosis attributed to tall fescue toxicosis in deer. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 213(12), 1783–6, and 1754.

Wood, C., J. D. Ballou and C. S. Houle (2002) Reversibility of melengestrol acetate contraceptive implants in golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia). J. Zoo Wildl. Med.

Wood, T.C. and D.E. Wildt (1997) Effect of quality of the cumulus oocyte complex in the domestic cat on the ability of oocytes to successfully mature, fertilize and develop into blastocysts in vitro. J. Reprod. Fertil. 110, 355–360.

Wood, T.C., R.J. Montali and D.E. Wildt (1997) Follicle-oocyte atresia and temporal taphonomy in cold-stored domestic cat ovaries. Molecular Reproduction and Development 46(2), 190–200.

Wood, T.C., R.J. Montali and D.E. Wildt (1997) Follicle/oocyte atresia and temporal taphonomy in cold-stored domestic cat ovaries. Mol. Reprod. Devel., 46, 190–200.

Wooninck. L., J. E. Strassmann, R. C. Fleischer and R. R. Warner (1998) Characterization of microsatellite loci in a pelagic spawner: the bluehead wrasse, Thalassoma bifasciatum. Molecular Ecology 7, 1613–1614.

Xiao, L., L. Escalante, C. Yang, I. Sulaiman, A.A. Escalante, R.J. Montali, R. Fayer and A.A. Lal, (1999) Phylogenetic analysis of Cryptosporidium parasites based on the small-subunit rRNA gene locus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65(4), 1578–83.

Yoganand, K. (2001) Report from the field: A sloth bear saga. ZooGoer 30(6), 17–19.

Young, K.M., J.L. Brown and K.L. Goodrowe (2002) Characterization of female reproductive cycles and adrenal activity in the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) by fecal hormone analysis. Zoo Biol. 20, 517–536.

Zalucki, M., Brower, L. P. and Alonso-M., A. (2001). Detrimental effects of latex and cardiac glycosides on survival and growth of first-instar monarch butterfly larvae Danaus plexippus feeding on the sandhill milkweed, Asclepias humistrata. Ecological Entomology 26, 212–224.

Zug, G.R., H. Win, T. Thin, T.Z. Min, W.Z. Lhon and K. Kyaw (1998) Herpetofauna of the Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary, North-Central Myanmar with preliminary observations of their natural history. Hamadryad 23(2), 111–120.

Zwicker, S.M. and J. R. Walters (1999) Selection of pines for foraging by red-cockaded woodpeckers. Journal of Wildlife Management 63(3), 843–852.