Investigation of techniques to measure cortisol and testosterone concentrations in coyote hair [0.03%]
红狐毛发皮质醇和睾丸酮浓度测定方法的研究
Christopher J Schell,Julie K Young,Elizabeth V Lonsdorf et al.
Christopher J Schell et al.
Long-term noninvasive sampling for endangered or elusive species is particularly difficult due to the challenge of collecting fecal samples before hormone metabolite desiccation, as well as the difficulty in collecting a large enough sample...
Integrating trans-abdominal ultrasonography with fecal steroid metabolite monitoring to accurately diagnose pregnancy and predict the timing of parturition in the red panda (Ailurus fulgens styani) [0.03%]
经腹超声波与粪便甾体代谢物检测结合用于准确诊断小熊猫(Ailurus fulgens styani)的妊娠并预测分娩时间
Erin Curry,Lissa J Browning,Paul Reinhart et al.
Erin Curry et al.
Red pandas (Ailurus fulgens styani) exhibit a variable gestation length and may experience a pseudopregnancy indistinguishable from true pregnancy; therefore, it is not possible to deduce an individual's true pregnancy status and parturitio...
Environmental changes and anthropogenic factors modulate social play in captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) [0.03%]
环境变化和人为因素调节了瓶鼻 dolphin(Tursiops truncatus) 的社会玩耍行为
Agathe Serres,Fabienne Delfour
Agathe Serres
Social play varies among species and individuals and changes in frequency and duration during ontogeny. This type of play is modulated by environmental changes (e.g., resource availability). In captivity, cetaceans and their environment are...
Effects of visitor numbers on captive European red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) and impacts on visitor experience [0.03%]
游客数量对圈养欧洲红 squirrel（Sciurus vulgaris）的影响及对游客体验的影响
Eleanor E Woolway,Anne E Goodenough
Eleanor E Woolway
Visitors to zoological collections can have substantial effects on captive animals that vary according to species, enclosure design, visitor proximity, and husbandry methods. One particularly intense form of visitor interaction occurs in im...
A multi-zoo investigation of nutrient provision for captive red-crested turacos [0.03%]
关于笼养红腹唐鸟饲养管理的多动物园调查研究
Alexander J Hulbert,Kerry A Hunt,Paul E Rose
Alexander J Hulbert
Turacos (Musophagidae) are common zoo birds; the 14 species of Tauraco being most often exhibited. Turacos possess unique non-structural, copper-based feather pigments, and a specialized dietary strategy. Tauraco inhabit tropical woodlands,...
Demographics of polycystic kidney disease and captive population viability in pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) [0.03%]
与倭河马（Choeropsis liberiensis）多囊肾病相关的种群 demographics 以及圈养种群的可行性研究
Gabriella L Flacke,Joseph L Tomkins,Robert Black et al.
Gabriella L Flacke et al.
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) was previously diagnosed at necropsy in several pygmy hippopotami (Choeropsis liberiensis) from the Smithsonian National Zoo and Zoo Basel, suggesting a threat to the long-term viability of the captive popula...
Olfactory enrichment and scent cue associative learning in captive birds of prey [0.03%]
笼养猛禽的嗅觉丰富化和气味线索联想学习
Melissa Nelson Slater,Mark E Hauber
Melissa Nelson Slater
As the use of enrichment in zoos has become a standardized husbandry practice, the continued improvement of enrichment programs should be concomitant with empirical validation of those practices. The role of scent as enrichment remains an u...
Testing the effect of dietary carotenoids on larval survival, growth and development in the critically endangered southern corroboree frog [0.03%]
饮食类胡萝卜素对极度濒危的南方 correboree 青蛙幼体存活、生长和发育的影响研究
Phillip G Byrne,Aimee J Silla
Phillip G Byrne
The success of captive breeding programs (CBPs) for threatened species is often limited due to a lack of knowledge of the nutritional conditions required for optimal growth and survival. Carotenoids are powerful antioxidants known to accele...
Retrospective study of mortality in Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) in the European breeding population between 2000 and 2014 [0.03%]
2000至2014年欧洲繁殖种群中亚洲狮(Panthera leo persica)的死亡回顾性研究
Olivia Metz,Jonathan Williams,Rikke Kruse Nielsen et al.
Olivia Metz et al.
Although the European population of Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) has been managed under the European Endangered Species Program (EEP) since 1990, little is known about the health status of the population. This study was designed to ...
Activity budget and social interactions in semi-captive gray woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha cana) living in an ex situ conservation area in Central Amazonia [0.03%]
亚马逊中央的半圈养灰毛绒猴(Lagothrix lagotricha cana)的活动预算及社会互动(一项关于域外保护区域内的研究)
Bárbara Cartagena-Matos,Thierry Gasnier,Mariana Cravo-Mota et al.
Bárbara Cartagena-Matos et al.
Areas holding primates in semi-captivity conditions represent an excellent opportunity for collecting data on rare, little known, and endangered taxa, contributing with insightful information to help in their conservation. Here, we present ...