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Alyssa Puffer    
Research Technician
Callitrichid Research Center &
Endocrine Bioservices Laboratory
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Email : apuffer@mail.unomaha.edu

Education

B.S. (Psychology), Iowa State University

B.S. (Animal Science), Iowa State University

 
 



Research Interest

I work as a Research Technician at the Callitrichid Research Center and the Endocrine Bioservices Laboratory. My research interests broadly include the conservation, cognitive function, and normal behavior of nonhuman primates. Since joining the research team at UNOmaha, I have focused on a number of projects, including the influence of sibling birh on the reproductive status of family-living daughters, the role of testosterone in the expression of aggressive behavior in males, and the role of paternal experience in hormone concentration following birth.


Publications

•   Puffer, A., Fite, J. E., French, J. A., Rukstalis, M., Hopkins, E. C., & Patera, K. J. The influence of the birth of siblings on reproductive status in family-living subordinate female marmosets (Callithrix kuhlii). Manuscript submitted for publication.

•   Janesch, L., Rohr, J., Volenec, D., Grobler, D., Puffer, A., Prokupek, A., Armstrong, D. L., Dankoff, S., Curro, T., Simmons, H., Crichton, E. G., Hamilton, J., Rasmussen, L., Zimmerman, D., Lomneth, R., Wood, R., Wood, D., & Loskutoff, N. M. (2001). Post-thaw viability of wild cattle (Bos gaurus) and buffalo (Syncerus caffer) sperm cryopreserved using a novel, non-animal protein cryodiluent. Theriogenology, 55, 387.

•   Morfeld, K., Henton, M. M., Grobler, D., Bengis, R., Puffer, A., Armstrong, D. L., Dankoff, S., de la Rey, M., de la Rey, R., Hansen, H., Strick, J., Rasmussen, L., York, D., Zimmerman D., Crichton, E. G., de Klerk, L. M., van Dyk, D. S., Prokupek, A., Stringfellow, D., Loskutoff, N. M. (2001). Elimination of Brucella abortus from infected domestic (Bos taurus) and wild (Bos gaurus) cattle and buffalo (Syncerus caffer) semen without compromising sperm viability. Theriogenology, 55, 393.

•   Puffer, A., de la Rey, R., Hansen, H., Grobler, D., Hofmeyr, M., Mlana, J. H., Armstrong, D. L., Dankoff, S., Rasmussen, L., York, D., Zimmerman, D., & Loskutoff, N. M. (2001). Choice of chemicals used in immobilization protocols can significantly affect semen quality in ejaculates collected from free-ranging African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer). Theriogenology, 55, 398.