2004 FIFTH BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM - HICKORY CORNERS, MI
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Keynote Address: PHENOTYPIC FLEXIBILITY OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM IN TETRAPODS
J. Matthias Starck*
STARCH DIGESTION IN AMERICAN KESTRELS (FALCO SPARVERIUS)
H. N. Pham, K. C. Klasing*
ARE CONIFERS POOR WINTER FOODS FOR SNOWSHOE HARES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS? DIGESTIBILITY TRIALS AND A FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION EXPERIMENT
Ethan Ellsworth*
FOOD INTAKE, GROWTH RATE, FEED EFFICIENCY AND BODY COMPOSITION OF THE NEW GUINEA WALKING STICK (EURYCANTHA CALCARATA) FED FICUS BENJAMINA, FICUS ELASTICA AND RUBUS SPP.
Amy E. de Vos*, Michelle E. Shaw, David J. Barney, Lydia Attard, Tom Mason, Eduardo V. Valdes, James L. Atkinson
COMPARATIVE DIGESTION OF MAST BY SOUTH TEXAS WILDLIFE
Jennifer J. Elston*, David G. Hewitt
INSTANTANEOUS INTAKE OF MAST BY SOUTH TEXAS WILDLIFE
Jennifer J. Elston*, David G. Hewitt
Discussion: NRC Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants
Robert White
THE EFFECT OF DIETARY CARBON AND NITROGEN ISOTOPES ON ISOTOPE LEVELS IN COLLAGEN, KERATIN AND TISSUES OF THE DESERT TORTOISE (GOPHERUS AGASSIZII)
Oftedal, O.T., Green, A. S. *, Tuross, N., Michener, R. H.
DIET AND HABITAT USE OF LOGGERHEAD TURTLES NESTING IN FLORIDA: AN ASSESMENT USING STABLE ISOTOPES OF CARBON AND NITROGEN
Kimberly J. Reich*, Karen A. Bjorndal, Alan B. Bolten, Blair E. Witherington
AN EXPLORATION INTO THE FEEDING ECOLOGY OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS AND THEIR POTENTIAL PREY USING STABLE ISOTOPES AND FATTY ACID SIGNATURE ANALYSIS
Graham A.J. Worthy*, Asha M. Samuel, Tamara A.M. Worthy
ASSESSMENT OF DIETARY HISTORY IN HUMANS THROUGH THE USE OF PHYSIOLOGIC MARKERS OF INTAKE
David J. Baer*, Alanna Moshfegh, Bruce A. Watkins, Keith Hobson
INTERACTION OF BREED AND NUTRITION ON CHOLESTEROL AND FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF CHICKEN EGGS.
S. Millet*, K. De Ceulaer, K. Raes, S. De Smet, G.P.J. Janssens
FATTY ACIDS, PISCIVOROUS BIRDS, AND CAPTIVE NUTRITION: AN EXAMINATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF A MARINE BASED DIET
Roy McClements*, David Evans, Kerri Slifka, Michelle Hyde
THE COMPARATIVE NUTRITION DATABASE: AN INTERNATIONAL CAPTIVE ANIMAL DIET RESOURCE AND RESEARCH TOOL
Deborah A. McWilliams*, Michel Delorme
NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ENDANGERED COLUMBIA BASIN PYGMY RABBIT (BRACHYLAGUS IDAHOENSIS), A SAGEBRUSH SPECIALIST.
Tara B. Davila*, L.A. Shipley
EFFECT OF DIETARY NITROGEN LEVEL ON FOOD INTAKE AND DIGESTIBILITY IN WHITE-FOOTED MICE, PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS
Mary Beth Voltura*, Elizabeth Csikar
DIGESTIVE ENZYME ACTIVITIES IN THE OMNIVOROUS PHYTICHTHYS CHIRUS (STICHAEIDAE): EVIDENCE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN AN HERBIVOROUS CLADE OF PRICKLEBACK FISHES.
Donovan P. German*, Michael H. Horn, Anna Gawlicka
SEASONAL DIFFERENCES IN COMPOSITION OF BAMBOO FED TO GIANT PANDAS (AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA) AT THE NATIONAL ZOO
Raquel B. Tabet*, Olav T. Oftedal, Mary E. Allen
NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF LIZARDS CONSUMED BY MICRONESIAN KINGFISHERS (TODIRHAMPHUS CINNAMOMINA REICHENBACHII) ON POHNPEI
Kerri Slifka*, Patty McGill, Anne Oiler, Dylan Kesler
A WEANING DECISION TREE FOR CARIBOU: CAN MATERNAL FAT AND PROTEIN RESERVES AFFECT WEANING DATE?
Robert G. White*, D.E. Russell & D.B.Griffith.
NUTRITIONAL EFFECTS ON ESTROUS CYCLICITY IN WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS)
Erin L. Monaco*, Randy Stanko, David G. Hewitt
THE EFFECT OF PREGNANCY ON FORAGE INTAKE IN WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS).
Erin L. Monaco*, David G. Hewitt
COMPENSATORY GROWTH IN OCEANIC LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES: RESPONSE TO PATCHY FOOD RESOURCES
Karen A. Bjorndal*, Alan B. Bolten, Thomas Dellinger, Cláudia Delgado, Helen R. Martins
THE EFFECTS OF ENERGY BALANCE ON REPRODUCTION IN THE COMMON MARMOSET (CALLITHRIX JACCHUS).
Michael L. Power,* Suzette D. Tardif, and Olav T. Oftedal
SEARCHING FOR STRESS: HEMATOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF NUTRITIONAL INADEQUACIES IN STELLER SEA LIONS
David A S Rosen*, Gordon D Hastie, Andrew W Trites
MANED WOLF DIET EVALUATION WITH DOGS
Mary E. Allen*, Mark E. Griffin, Quinton R. Rogers, Duane E. Ullrey
THE THERMAL COMFORT OF GRAZING RUMINANTS IN HOT AND COLD WEATHER: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STANDING AND LYING DOWN
Esther J. Finegan*, James L. Atkinson, Terry J. Gillespie
SELENOSIS IN THE LACTATING MINK (MUSTELA VISON) FED AN OMEGA-3 ENRICHED DIET
Deborah A. Musgrave*, Kirsti Rouvinen-Watt, Nancy Crowe, Kathleen Glover
Discussion: WHO NEEDS COMPARATIVE NUTRITIONISTS, ANYWAY?
Duane E. Ullrey
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
ISOTOPIC RATIOS AND TURNOVER RATES IN THE SKIN OF THE WEST INDIAN MANATEE (TRICHECHUS MANATUS): IMPLICATIONS FOR FEEDING HISTORY
Christy D. Alves*, Graham A.J. Worthy
WOOLLY MONKEY (LAGOTHRIX LAGOTRICHA) SERUM CHEMISTRY MEASUREMENTS AS AN INDICATOR OF HEALTH STATUS
Kimberly Ange*, Walter Jansen, Martin Verstegen, Roy Burns, Warner Jens, Eric van Heugten
AN EVALUATION OF ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGIES IN ASSESSING BODY CONDITION OF THE WEST INDIAN MANATEE (TRICHECHUS MANATUS)
Nicole E. Browning*, Graham A.J. Worthy, Tamara A.M. Worthy
EFFECTS OF FENBENDAZOLE ON THE PALATABILITY OF A LOW-FIBER HERBIVORE PELLET
Laura A. Felicetti*, Mark S. Edwards
THE EFFECTS OF RATION AND CAGE SIZE ON GROWTH OF THE JUVENILE BLUE CRAB, CALLINECTES SAPIDUS
Andrea Findiesen*, Allen R. Place
HIGH BACTERIAL DIVERSITY IN THE FORESTOMACH OF THE HOATZIN IS REVEALED BY MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF 16S RRNA GENES
Filipa Godoy*, Z. Gao, Z. Pei, M. Zho., M.A. Garcia-Amado, L. R. Pericchi, D. Torres, F. Michelangeli, M.J. Blaser, M.G. Domínguez-Bello
THE EFFECT OF POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID INTAKE ON LIPID STORAGE AND ON RATES OF COOLING AND REWARMING IN THE NAKED MOLE-RAT (HETERCEPHALUS GLABER).
W. R. Hood*, Rochelle Buffenstein, Laura Mello, Marta Kowalska
EFFECTS OF BODY CONDITION ON RESTING METABOLISM IN CAPTIVE AND FREE-RANGING STELLER SEA LIONS (EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS).
Lisa A. Hoopes*, Lorrie D. Rea, David A.S. Rosen, Graham A.J. Worthy
DIETARY PROTEIN AS A SEXUAL STIMULANT IN ADULT COCKATIELS (NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS)
Lisa Kohler*, Jim Millam, Kirk Klasing
ACIDOGENICITY VALUE AND RUMEN ACID LOAD OF SOME COMMON ZOO FEEDS
Nicholas E. Odongo*, Eduardo V. Valdes, Brian W. McBride
DIET DRY MATTER DIGESTIBILITY OF CAPTIVE AFRICAN ELEPHANTS (LOXODONTA AFRICANA)
Christine Pendlebury, Nicholas E. Odongo*, Alejandra Renjifo, Jim Naelitz, Eduardo V. Valdes, Brian W. McBride
FORAGING AND NUTRITIONAL ECOLOGY OF WILD GORILLAS: HOW DO BWINDI GORILLAS COMPARE?
Jessica M. Rothman*, Alice N. Pell, Ellen S. Dierenfeld, Harold Hintz
USING STABLE ISOTOPES AND FATTY ACIDS TO INTERPRET FEEDING ECOLOGY: A CAUTIONARY NOTE
Asha M. Samuel*, Tamara A.M. Worthy. Graham A.J. Worthy
MINERAL, VITAMIN A, AND VITAMIN E CONCENTRATIONS IN SERUM, PLASMA, AND TISSUE OF CAPTIVE GIRAFFE (GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS)
Michael L. Schlegel*, Mark S. Edwards, Michele Miller, Eduardo V. Valdes
PRELIMINARY RESULTS EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF BOTANICAL COMPOSITION ON NUTRIENT CONTENT OF THE WEST SAVANNAH PASTURE AT DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDON
Michael L. Schlegel*, Alejandra Renjifo, Mohamad Hamdan, John Strickland, Jeff Heimermann, Eduardo V. Valdes
