Department of Reproduction Biology: Contributions to projects of other departments

• Captive breeding in giant pandas - Bridging between innovative ART and reproductive biology

• Good reproduction and health status in a genetically monomorphic species, the cheetah

                 Validation of methods and measurement of androgens and glucocorticoid metabolites (GCM) in faeces

• Eco-immunology of carnivores with low immunogenetic diversity

                  Measurement of GCM in faeces

• Behavioural ecology and evolutionary biology of the spotted hyena population in the Ngorongoro Crater

                 Validation of methods and measurement of sex steroids and GCM in faeces

• Sea eagle health monitoring

                 Measurement of GCM in urine

• Health, demography, ecological dynamics and anthropogenic effects on spotted hyenas in the Serengeti National Park

                 Validation and measurement of androgens and GCM in faeces

• Bat immunology

                 Use of PCR to support proteomic profiling in different species of bats

• Arctic carnivore health

                 Measurement of GCM in Arctic fox hair