National Wildlife Research Center

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Immunology and Infection

Analysis of Iophenoxic Acid Analogues in Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes Auropunctatus) Sera for Use as an Oral Rabies Vaccination Biological Marker

Are R. Berentsen¹, Robert T. Sugihara¹, Cynthia G. Payne¹, Israel Leinbach¹, Steven F. Volker¹, Ad Vos², Steffen Ortmann², Amy T. Gilbert¹

¹US Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, ²IDT Biologika GmbH, Am Pharmapark

We offered captive mongooses placebo oral rabies vaccine baits with ethyl or methyl iophenoxic acid as a biomarker and verified bait uptake using a novel liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method.

Behavior

Using Enclosed Y-Mazes to Assess Chemosensory Behavior in Reptiles

M. Rockwell Parker^*1, Andrea F. Currylow^*2, Eric A. Tillman³, Charlotte J. Robinson², Jillian M. Josimovich², Isabella M. G. Bukovich¹, Lauren A. Nazarian¹, Melia G. Nafus⁴, Bryan M. Kluever³, Amy A. Yackel Adams⁴

¹Department of Biology, James Madison University, ²U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, ³U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Wildlife Research Center, ⁴U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center

Y-mazes enable researchers to determine the relevance of specific stimuli that drive animal behavior, especially isolated chemical cues from a variety of sources. Careful design and planning can yield robust data (e.g., discrimination, degree of exploration, numerous behaviors). This experimental apparatus can provide powerful insight into behavioral and ecological questions.