Behavioral responses of three armadillo species (Mammalia: Xenarthra) to an environmental enrichment program in Villavicencio, Colombia [0.03%]
哥伦比亚维利亚韦基奥三种裸露鼠豚(哺乳纲:贫齿目)对环境丰富度项目的反应
Alexandra Cortés Duarte,Fernando Trujillo,Mariella Superina
Alexandra Cortés Duarte
Enrichment is a powerful tool to improve the welfare of animals under human care. Stress-related health and behavioral problems, as well as reproductive failure, are frequent in armadillos (Xenarthra, Cingulata, Dasypodidae) under human car...
Chicks produced in the Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) after cloacal insemination of frozen-thawed semen [0.03%]
通过冷冻解冻精子腔肠人工授精获得麦哲伦企鹅雛鸟
Justine Kellie OBrien,Karen J Steinman,Gisele A Montano et al.
Justine Kellie OBrien et al.
The in vitro and in vivo functionality of cryopreserved spermatozoa was examined over two breeding seasons in a zoological colony of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus). Frozen-thawed semen was inseminated into five anesthetized f...
Lydia M Hopper,Marisa A Shender,Stephen R Ross
Lydia M Hopper
In this study, we evaluated the potential for a behavioral research study, designed to evaluate chimpanzee decision-making behavior, to also encourage increased activity in a group of zoo-housed chimpanzees. For the behavioral study, the ch...
Genetic guidelines for captive breeding and reintroductions of the endangered Black-fronted Piping Guan, Aburria jacutinga (galliformes, cracidae), an Atlantic Forest endemic [0.03%]
濒危物种黑脸噪鹛(Aburria jacutinga)(鸟纲鹤鸵科)人工繁殖和再引入的遗传指南
Paulo R R Oliveira Jr,Mariellen C Costa,Luis F Silveira et al.
Paulo R R Oliveira Jr et al.
The survival of a number of birds rely on captive breeding and reintroduction into the wild, but captive populations are often small and can be exposed to the negative effects of inbreeding and genetic drift. Then, managers are concerned no...
Use of animals with partially known ancestries in scientifically managed breeding programs [0.03%]
血统部分清晰的动物在科学繁育项目中的使用
Kevin Willis,Robert C Lacy
Kevin Willis
Animals with only partially known ancestry present a problem for population managers because it can be difficult to determine their relative genetic value to the population. So long as their ancestry is not completely unknown, population ma...
Cheryl Asa
Cheryl Asa
The unsustainability of many animal programs managed by zoos and aquariums has brought renewed attention to unresolved questions about various management strategies. Solving the "sustainability crisis" for many species will require housing ...
Influence of dietary protein on serum metabolites and antioxidant status: A study in Chrysolophus amherstiae [0.03%]
饲喂蛋白质对阿美斯特利氏虹雉血清代谢产物及抗氧化能力的影响研究
S K Bajpai,A Das,M Saini et al.
S K Bajpai et al.
This experiment was conducted to study the effect of feeding graded levels of dietary crude protein (CP) on serum biochemical profile of Lady Amherst's pheasants (LAP). Eighteen male LAP were randomly distributed into three groups of six ea...
Editorial note: On optimism and pessimism in conservation science and messaging [0.03%]
编者按:保护科学与宣传中的乐观主义和悲观主义
Jason V Watters
Jason V Watters
Editorial
Zoo biology. 2016 Jul;35(4):279. DOI:10.1002/zoo.21292 2016