Abnormal swimming is associated with inner ear damage and improves with meclizine treatment and increased habitat complexity: A case study in Urobatis jamaicensis

Authors: Lauren Puishys, Natalie Mylniczenko, Ryan De Voe, Alisha Fredrickson, Dani Salles, Todd Harmon, Scott Martin, Leah Maurer, Austin Leeds

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal health, animal welfare, aquarium science, elasmobranch, vestibular disease

2024

The fate and movements of aquarium-released giant trevally Caranx ignobilis inferred from acoustic telemetry

Authors: Bruce Quintin Mann, Ryan Daly, Russell Bruce Dixon, John David Filmalter, Taryn Sara Murray, Paul Denfer Cowley, Robert Kyle, Simon Chater, Judy Brenda Mann-Lang

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: acoustic telemetry, aquariums, Carangidae, south africa, uShaka Sea World

2023

Deconstructing compassionate conservation

Authors: Matt W. Hayward, Alex Callen, Benjamin L. Allen, Guy Ballard, Femke Broekhuis, Cassandra Bugir, Rohan H. Clarke, John Clulow, Simon Clulow, Jennifer C. Daltry, Harriet T. Davies-Mostert, Peter J. S. Fleming, Andrea S. Griffin, Lachlan G. Howell, Graham I. H. Kerley, Kava Klop-Toker, Sarah Legge, Tom Major, Ninon Meyer, Robert A. Montgomery, Katherine Moseby, Daniel M. Parker, Stephanie Periquet, John Read, Robert J. Scanlon, Rebecca Seeto, Craig Shuttleworth, Michael J. Somers, Cottrell T. Tamessar, Katherine Tuft, Rose Upton, Marcia Valenzuela-Molina, Adrian Wayne, Ryan R. Witt, Wolfgang Wuster

Publication/Journal: Conservation Biology

Keywords: animal rights, animal welfare, effective conservation, evidence-based conservation, invasive species, invasives, lethal control, translocation

2019

Beyond knowing nature: Contact, emotion, compassion, meaning, and beauty are pathways to nature connection

Authors: Ryan Lumber, Miles Richardson, David Sheffield

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: nature connectedness, pro-environmental behavior

2017

Group compositional changes impact the social and feeding behaviors of captive hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas)

Authors: Amy M. Ryan, Mark E. Hauber

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: group compositional changes, introductions, old world monkeys, removals, social behavior

2016

Phenotypic correlates of melanization in two Sceloporus occidentalis (Phrynosomatidae) populations: Behavior, androgens, stress reactivity, and ectoparasites

Authors: Ryan J. Seddon, Diana K. Hews

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggression, corticosterone, ectoparasites, elevation, melanin, population differences, sceloporus, testosterone

2016

Plumage variation and social partner choice in the greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Authors: Hani D. Freeman, Annie J. Valuska, Ryan R. Taylor, Gina M. Ferrie, Alison P. Grand, Katherine A. Leighty

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: birds, flamingos, plumage coloration, social partner

2016

Metabolic consequences of chronic intermittent mild stress exposure

Authors: Abigail K. Thompson, Sarah Fourman, Amy E. B. Packard, Ann E. Egan, Karen K. Ryan, Yvonne M. Ulrich-Lai

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: chronic stress, diet choice, diet preference, glucose tolerance, palatable diet

2015

Variation in glucocorticoid levels in relation to direct and third-party interactions in a social cichlid fish

Authors: Isaac Y. Ligocki, Ryan L. Earley, Jennifer K. Hellmann, Ian M. Hamilton

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: conflict, cooperative breeding, cortisol, neolamprologus pulcher

2015

Comparison of Isoflurane and Carbon Dioxide Anesthesia in Chilean Rose Tarantulas (Grammostola rosea)

Authors: Daniel S. Dombrowski, Ryan S. De Voe, Gregory A. Lewbart

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: anesthesia, carbon dioxide, chilean rose tarantula, grammostola rosea, isoflurane, spider

2013

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