David Wildt

Center Head / Center for Species Survival

Research Focus

He leads a group of scientists, fellows, students, technicians and volunteers who study the reproductive biology of animals, from fish to elephants.

Most Recent Publications

Graves-Herring, Jennifer, Wildt, David E. and Comizzoli, Pierre. Retention of Structure and Function of the Cat Germinal Vesicle after Air-Drying and Storage at Supra-Zero Temperature, Biology of Reproduction, . 2013.

Aitken-Palmer, Copper, Hou, Rong, Burrell, Caitlin, Zhang, Zhihe, Wang, Chengdong, Spindler, Rebecca, Wildt, David E., Ottinger, Mary Ann and Howard, JoGayle. Protracted Reproductive Seasonality in the Male Giant Panda (Ailuropoda Melanoleuca) Reflected by Patterns in Androgen Profiles, Ejaculate Characteristics, and Selected Behaviors, Biology of reproduction, 86 (6) 195. 2012.

Becker, Penny A., Miller, Philip S., Gunther, Micaela Szykman, Somers, Michael J., Wildt, David E. and Maldonado, Jesús E. Inbreeding Avoidance Influences the Viability of Reintroduced Populations of African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus), PLoS ONE, 7 (5) 1-11. 2012.

Blanco, Juan M., Long, Julie A., Gee, George, Wildt, David E. and Donoghue, Ann M. Comparative cryopreservation of avian spermatozoa: effects of freezing and thawing rates on turkey and sandhill crane sperm cryosurvival, Animal Reproduction Science, 131 (1-2) 1-8. 2012.

Comizzoli, Pierre and Wildt, David E. On the Horizon for Fertility Preservation in Domestic and Wild Carnivores, Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 47 (Supplement S6) 261-265. 2012.

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