Purdue University

Hugo G. Ochoa-Acuña, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Environmental Epidemiology, Department of Comparative Pathobiology School of Veterinary Medicine; Courtesy Appointment with Civil Engineering; Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-5796 FAX: 765-494-9830 Email: hochoaac@purdue.edu

Education

Overview of Research

Environmental Epidemiology
    Spatial analysis of animal and human diseases, ecotoxicology, wildlife diseases; Risk assessment: Probabilistic analyses and modeling of exposure to contaminants; Physiological ecology of wild mammals and birds.

Publications

Book Chapters

Ochoa-Acuña, H. and S.M. Roberts. 2006. Children exposed to playsets treated with chromated copper arsenate: A review of risk assessment approaches. Chapter 15. In: Environmental Impacts of Treated Wood. Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL.

Refereed Journals

Ochoa-Acuña, H., and W. A. Montevecchi. 2002. Basal metabolic rate of adult Leach's storm-petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) during the period of incubation. Waterbirds 25: 249-252.

Ochoa-Acuña, H., M. S. Sepúlveda, and T.S. Gross. 2002. Mercury in feathers from Chilean birds: Influence of location, feeding strategy, and taxonomic affiliation. Marine Pollution Bulletin 44:340-349.

Moulton, V.D., Miller, E.H., and Ochoa-Acuña, H. 2000. Haulout behaviour of captive harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus): incidence, seasonality, and relationships to weather. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 65: 367-378.

Ochoa-Acuña, H. and Kunz, T. H. 1999. Thermoregulatory behavior in the small island flying fox, Pteropus hypomelanus (Chiroptera:Pteropodidae). Journal of Thermal Biology 24:15-20.

Ochoa-Acuña, H., Francis, J.M., and Oftedal, O.T. 1999. Influence of long intersuckling interval on composition of milk in the Juan Fernández fur seal, Arctocephalus philippii. Journal of Mammalogy 80:758-767.

Francis, J. M., Boness, D. J., and Ochoa-Acuña, H. 1998. A protracted foraging and attendance cycle in female Juan Fernández fur seals. Marine Mammal Science 14: 552-574.

Ochoa-Acuña, H., Francis, J.M., and Boness, D.J. 1998. Interannual variation in birth mass and postnatal growth rate of Juan Fernández fur seals. Canadian Journal of Zoology 76:978-983.

Sepúlveda, M.S., Ochoa-Acuña, H., and Homer, B.L. 1998. Age-related changes in hematocrit, hemoglobin, and plasma protein in Juan Fernández fur seals (Arctocephalus philippii). Marine Mammal Science 15:575-581.

Sepúlveda, M.S., Ochoa-Acuña, H., and Sundlof, S.F. 1997. Heavy metal concentrations in Juan Fernández fur seals (Arctocephalus philippii). Marine Pollution Bulletin 34:663-665.

Sepúlveda, M.S., Palma, R.L., and Ochoa-Acuña, H. 1997. New records of feather lice from seabirds in Chile. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 33:371-372.

Ochoa-Acuña, H. and Francis, J. M. 1995. Spring and summer prey of the Juan Fernández fur seal, Arctocephalus philippii. Canadian Journal of Zoology 73:1444-1452.

Sepúlveda, M. S., Ochoa-Acuña, H., and McLaughlin, G. S. 1994. Immobilization of Juan Fernández fur seals, Arctocephalus philippii, with ketamine hydrochloride and diazepam. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 30:536-540.