Zoo Biology is concerned with reproduction, demographics, genetics, behavior, medicine, husbandry, nutrition, conservation and all empirical aspects of the exhibition and maintenance of wild animals in wildlife parks, zoos, and aquariums. This diverse journal offers a forum for effectively communicating scientific findings, original ideas, and critical thinking related to the role of wildlife. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.
Rita McManamon
Department of Pathology, Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
Clinical Instructor, Director of the UGA Zoo and Exotic Animal Pathology Service, Joint Faculty
Expertise
- Wildlife & Exotic Animal Diseases
Biography
Research Interests
- Zoo/wildlife/exotic animal diagnostic pathology
- Clinician-pathologist collaboration to understand, diagnose and prevent heart disease in great apes
- Infectious and degenerative diseases in avian and reptile species
Educational Background
- BA, Physiology and Behavioral Biology, San Francisco State University
- DVM, University of California at Davis
- Anatomic Pathology Residency, University of Georgia
Teaching Experience
- Anatomic Pathology Clerkship
- Veterinary Advanced Pathology
- Zoo Wildlife and Aquatic Medicine
- Gross Pathology Rounds
- Histopathology Seminar
Selected Publications
- Lowenstine, L. J., McManamon, R., & Terio, K. A. (2016). Comparative Pathology of Aging Great Apes: Bonobos, Chimpanzees, Gorillas, and Orangutans. Veterinary Pathology. 53(2): 250-276.
- Rivera, S., Crane, M. M., McManamon, R., & Gregory, C. R. (2015). Surgical treatment of pulmonary melanophoroma in a beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum exasperatum). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 46(2): 397-399.
- McManamon, R., & Lowenstine, L. J. (2012). Cardiovascular Disease in Great Apes. In (M.E. Fowler, R.E. Miller, Eds.) Fowler’s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Current Therapy 7. Pp. 408-415.
- Rivera, S., Wellehan, J. F. X., McManamon, R., Innis, C. J., Garner, M. M., Raphael, B. L., . . . Frasca, S. (2009). Systemic adenovirus infection in Sulawesi tortoises (Indotestudo forsteni) caused by a novel siadenovirus. Journal Of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 21(4): 415-426.
- Collette, S. A., McManamon, R., Rech, R. R., & Howerth, E. W. (2010). Pathology in practice. Proventricular dilatation disease. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 236(5): 519-521.
- McManamon, R. (2008). Diagnostic testing in nonhuman primates. Journal Of Exotic Pet Medicine. 17(1): 31-38.
- Scott, N. A., McManamon, R., Strobert, E., Cipolla, G. D., Tarazona, N., & Swenson, R. B. (1995). In vivo diagnosis of coronary artery disease in a Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 26(1): 139-143.
- McManamon R, Hedberg G. (1993). Practical tips in nursery rearing of exotic cats. Journal of Small Exotic Animal Medicine. 2 (3): 137–140.
- Balke JME, Barker I, Hackenberger MK, McManamon R, Boever WJ. (1989). Reproductive anatomy of three nulliparous female Asian elephants: the development of artificial breeding techniques. Zoo Biology 7 (2): 99 -112.
- Additional Publications by Dr. McManamon may be found at PubMed.
Education
- B.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, 1997.
- Ph.D., Animal Behavior, University of California, Davis, 2003.
Research Interests
Animal behavior, animal welfare, conservation behavior; behavioral assays of animal welfare, environmental enrichment for zoo and aquarium animals; zoo animal behavior and its impact on zoo-goers.
Positions
- Vice President of Wellness and Animal Behavior San Francisco Zoological Society
- Executive Editor Zoo Biology
Graduate Groups
Dr. Adam%27s Zoo Biology
Courses Taught
- Integrated Animal Biology II (ABG 200B)
People
Current Graduate Students
American Journal Of Primatology
- Eridia Pacheco, Ph.D. Program, Animal Biology Graduate Group. Expected Graduation Date: Fall 2019.