Daily activity profile of the golden mantella in the "Froggotron"-A replicated behavioral monitoring system for amphibians [0.03%]
黄金斑姬毒蛙的每日活动模式——一种两栖动物行为监测系统
Wayne M Edwards,Michael J Bungard,Richard A Griffiths
Wayne M Edwards
Research on threatened species in zoos can provide vital information to inform conservation planning and implementation in the field. This is particularly important for rare and cryptic species with behavior patterns that are difficult to o...
Mortality trends for five species of macropods from a single institution from 1995 to 2016 [0.03%]
1995年至2016年单一机构饲养的五种袋鼠物种的死亡率趋势
Kadie Anderson,Patricia M Dennis
Kadie Anderson
Macropods are commonly kept and exhibited species worldwide. Mortality records were reviewed for five species of macropods housed at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo from 1995 to 2016. One hundred sixty-seven deaths occurred including Western grey ...
Cane toad (Rhinella marina) vitamin A, vitamin E, and carotenoid kinetics [0.03%]
cane toad(Rhinella marina)维生素A、维生素E和类胡萝卜素的动态变化规律
Tarra Freel,Elizabeth Koutsos,Larry J Minter et al.
Tarra Freel et al.
Many amphibian species are threatened with extinction. Understanding their vitamin A (retinol), E (alpha-tocopherol), and carotenoid requirements is vital, as normal levels of these nutrients have a known connection to breeding success with...
Comparative nutrient analysis of four species of cockroaches used as food for insectivores by life stage, species, and sex [0.03%]
四种用于食虫动物食物的蟑螂各生命周期、种类和性别营养成分分析比较
Anthony J Cerreta,Dustin C Smith,Kimberly Ange-Van Heugten et al.
Anthony J Cerreta et al.
A variety of insects are fed to insectivorous animals; however, nutritional analyses are often limited to adult life stages. Four species of nymph and adult female and male cockroaches (Blaberus giganteus, Blaptica dubia, Blatta lateralis, ...
Viviane C Garcia,Selma Maria de Almeida-Santos
Viviane C Garcia
Snakes have increasingly been bred as pets around the world. Few studies have addressed the reproduction of boid snakes, and no study has addressed their reproductive cycles in captivity. Thus, this paper describes the reproductive aspects ...
Sentinel behavior in captive meerkats (Suricata suricatta) [0.03%]
动物园中草原獴（Suricata suricatta）的警戒行为研究
Florian D Huels,Angela S Stoeger
Florian D Huels
The social and cooperative behavior of meerkats (Suricata suricatta), specifically their sentinel behavior, has been intensively studied in free-ranging populations. This study focuses on whether guarding in captive meerkats exhibits a patt...
Cutaneous concentrations of 7-dehydrocholesterol in Hoffmann's two-toed sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) in managed care [0.03%]
圈养霍夫曼二趾树懒皮肤中的7-脱氢胆固醇浓度研究
Isabel A Jimenez,Andrew J Makowski,Lisa M Scanlon et al.
Isabel A Jimenez et al.
Hoffmann's two-toed sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) are unique animals popular in zoological settings. The role of vitamin D in the maintenance of calcium homeostasis in this species is unexplored, although disorders of calcium homeostasis hav...
Aleksei A Podturkin
Aleksei A Podturkin
Zoo-housed animals are regularly exposed to new forms of environmental enrichment to make their lives less predictable. However, providing new enrichment can have unpredictable effects. We evaluated the effectiveness of two enrichment regim...
Bridget W Brox,Katheryn Edwards,Natasha A Buist et al.
Bridget W Brox et al.
Understanding food preference among animals in human care can support improvements to welfare through training and day-to-day care (e.g., diet management). Little has been published about food preference in zoo-housed meerkats. Assessing me...
Visitor attachment to dolphins during an interaction programme, are there implications to dolphin behavior? [0.03%]
访客在海豚互动计划中与海豚的依附关系及其对海豚行为的影响？
Thomas Welsh,Samantha Ward
Thomas Welsh
Millions of people visit zoos and aquariums globally each year, with a smaller number choosing to participate in animal interaction programmes which allows visitors closer contact with individual animals. These are reportedly having mixed e...