Rachel M. Santymire

Georgia State University — United States

Veterinary · Health Sciences

27h-index2.1kcitations105works3.22yr avg
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Research Topics

Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies(44), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(38), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(24), Primate Behavior and Ecology(24), Sperm and Testicular Function(11)

Publications105 total

Ex situ reared black-footed ferrets exhibit altered sperm DNA methylation
Journal of Heredity·2025
Author Correction: Markers of fertility in reproductive microbiomes of male and female endangered black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes)
Communications Biology·2024Open Access
Examining the dual hormone hypothesis in wild male mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei)
Hormones and Behavior·2024
Semen proteome and transcriptome of the endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) show association with the environment and fertility outcome
Scientific Reports·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Markers of fertility in reproductive microbiomes of male and female endangered black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes)
Communications Biology·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Epigenetic changes to gene pathways linked to male fertility in ex situ black‐footed ferrets
Evolutionary Applications·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Gut bacterial composition shows sex-specific shifts during breeding season in ex situ managed black-footed ferrets
Journal of Heredity·2023· 12 cited
Exploring the Effect of Age on the Reproductive and Stress Physiology of Octopus bimaculoides Using Dermal Hormones
Animals·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
An empirical comparison of several commercial enzyme immunoassays for the non-invasive assessment of adrenocortical and gonadal function in mountain gorillas
General and Comparative Endocrinology·2023· 5 cited
Integrating Measures of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Giving-Up Densities to Assess Adrenocortical Activity and Well-Being in Zoo-Housed Three-Banded Armadillos (Tolypeutes matacus)
Animals·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Designing an assay to evaluate behavioral responses to opposite‐sex conspecifics in the endangered black‐footed ferret (<i>Mustela nigripes</i>)
Zoo Biology·2022· 1 cited
Preliminary Investigation into Developing the Use of Swabs for Skin Cortisol Analysis for the Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)
Animals·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
RECOMBITEK CANINE DISTEMPER VACCINE AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR PUREVAX DISTEMPER VACCINE IN ENDANGERED BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS (MUSTELA NIGRIPES)
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine·2022· 7 cited
Characterizing zoo-housed Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) reproduction using gonadal steroid metabolite analysis in feces
Domestic Animal Endocrinology·2022· 1 cited
Characterizing the reproductive biology of the endangered Mt. Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus fremonti grahamensis) managed in human care
Theriogenology Wild·2022Open Access
A novel field method for preserving African lion (Panthera leo) fecal samples for noninvasive hormone metabolite analysis,
MethodsX·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Corticosterone Metabolite Concentration Is Not Related to Problem Solving in the Fawn-Footed Mosaic-Tailed Rat Melomys Cervinipes
Animals·2021· 4 citedOpen Access
Determining the effectiveness of using dermal swabs to evaluate the stress physiology of laboratory cephalopods: A preliminary investigation
General and Comparative Endocrinology·2021· 11 cited
Determining the Effect of Age on the Reproductive and Stress Physiology of Octopus Bimaculoides Using Dermal Hormones
2021· 3 citedOpen Access
Group structure, but not dominance rank, predicts fecal androgen metabolite concentrations of wild male mountain gorillas (<i>Gorilla beringei beringei</i>)
American Journal of Primatology·2021· 6 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf(10), Paul Marinari(7), David E. Wildt(7), Matthew R. Heintz(7), Elizabeth W. Freeman(5), Travis M. Livieri(5), JoGayle Howard(5), Carson M. Murray(5), Samantha M. Wisely(4), Julie S. Kreeger(4), Jordana M. Meyer(3), Christopher J. Schell(3), Julie K. Young(3), D. M. Armstrong(3), Iddi Lipende(3), Jeremy Howard(2), Colleen Lynch(2), John Adendorff(2), Lisa A. Parr(2), Jill M. Mateo(2)